Norman:
I'm not sure that the AP Style Book is at fault. From earlier postings, I
seem to remember that it presents SI correctly and doesn't suggest
conversion.
Now, AP practice is another thing.
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Norman Werling
> Sent: February 19, 2001 13:47
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Cc: US Metric Assn.
> Subject: [USMA:11137] Converting from International System to WOMBAT
>
>
> A friend forwarded to me the exchange he had with you.
>
> I am terribly disappointed that you spend even one millisecond
> contributing
> to the delinquency of Americans who are too lazy to learn and accept the
> standards of the International System of Units (SI).
>
> I am an American, aged 65, and must tell you that whenever
> Europeans, Asians
> or anyone continues to baby Americans with these conversions it simply
> prolongs the day when Americans lose that arrogant attitude that because
> they cling to WOMBAT (Way Of Measuring Badly in America Today) they will
> succeed in badgering the rest of the world into accepting it. I
> know plenty
> of Americans whose attitude is, " Let them change, after all, we are
> Americans!"
>
> I cannot believe that you would accept the AP style book. What a pitiful
> example of giving in to Americans on your part.
>
> Norman Werling
> Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
>
>
