Noses. Duncan -----Original Message----- From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: December 7, 2000 16:03 Subject: [USMA:9606] RE: Morning Edition-NPR of 2000 December 7 at approx. 08:30 EST >John wrote in USMA 9597: > >>Another point to make is that Americans are not really familiar with yards. >>Feet is the common unit used. The only times yards are used, other than >>football, is when something is transliterated from metres. Changing words >>does not make the meaning clearer. > > >I don't follow horse racing. Is it done in feet, yards, furlongs, or what? >
