Jim Elwell wrote in USMA 17625:

>Obviously my first email on this topic was not clear. I do NOT have a
>problem with the Euro per se. However, I do not think the method by which
>it was imposed is a good model for metrication the USA.
>
>Jim Elwell


Can Jim name a country that has gone metric after a referendum or other
form of consultation of all the people?

The use of the metric system has been legal in the USA since 1866, in
Britain since 1864, in Myanmar (Burma) since 1920.

Joseph B.Reid
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Toronto  M5P 1C8             TEL. 416-486-6071

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