"Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: [USMA:8763] Fw: Fw: Oct. 23 News for Kids in the Atlanta
>Journal-Constitution
> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:05:49 -0400
> From: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Here is the answer from the editor of the subject section.
>
> Norm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AJC NFK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Norman Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 2000October25 10:35
> Subject: Re: Fw: Oct. 23 new for Kids in Atlanta Journal-Constitution
>
> Hey Mr. Werling -- It's so funny that you wrote about that - The source
> book we used for the measurements actually had them in metrics but it's the
^^^^^^^^^^^^
> style of the paper to use miles so I had to go through and convert them all
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
**THIS** is a *MAJOR* reason, IMHO, why SI hasn't become more a part of
the 'vernacular' of the USA than it has so far and it remains a
similarly *MAJOR* impediment to it becoming the popular 'norm' for the
forseeable future.
News writers regard the AP Stylebook (along with their own papers'
adaptations of it) as more sacred than the Torah scrolls, Bible or Q'uran.
Subsequently, the public reads 'US customary' in the newspapers and thus
thinks that 'nobody uses metric'....
> which was a big bother! So I agree, I wish we could have left it in the
> metrics!! We're so glad you're able to use NFK with your grandchildren. My
> copy editor wants you to know about a site on the Internet called
> allmath.com -- It has a metric converter on the site so it does it
> automatically, which may help you with your conversions.
>
> Take care and
> thanks for your note!
>
> Theresa Walsh Giarrusso, News for Kids editor
>
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Regards,
Michael G. Koerner
Appleton, WI
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