On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Fernando Cabral wrote: > Now, I hate when I see something like "2 yards, 2 feet, 5 inches and > (the stroke of mercy) 1/8" -- It takes me several seconds to figure out > how tall that person is!
Or when I see specifications such as: "Torque wheel bolts to 50 foot-pounds (6.9449 Newton-Metres)", which comes back to the issue of "precision"! > By the way: does "stroke of mercy" make sense in English? Yes, but we really never translate it - from the French! "Coup de grace" Dave
