You might be surprised! Several years ago a TV reporter, covering an
eighth grade graduation ceremony, spoke of the students "metricating up
into high school". I guess that was a newsworthy event because it showed
the world that an eighth grade certificate was no longer considered a
terminal degree in South Carolina.
I love the way the English language is approximated here. An ad for a
local tire store chain (Gerald's, which initially specialized in recaps)
featured a woman who said that she really liked the people at Gerald's.
"They're so homely here!", she gushed. That ad ran for three years or
more.
The local pronunciation of "adult" often makes a long o sound for the
second vowel, possibly due to North Carolinian influences. I'm often
tempted to ask some of our young people what they're going to be when
they grow up to see if any will say "A dolt".
Seriously, I do make fun of South Carolina but it's a fine state and it
does indeed have a few good colleges and universities. But, man, it sure
does have a long history to live down; unfortunately, many of my fellow
citizens here are still busy reliving it. Speaking of living history,
did anybody check on Strom today?
Jim
Bill Potts wrote:
>
> Jim Frysinger wrote:
> > Let's go metricate someone!
>
> Are you sure that's legal in South Carolina?
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
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Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!"
James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/
10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
