2002-03-17 That is what I meant, in the common language, the slang, not as an official unit. Thus when a patron asks for a pound, the vendor doesn't worry about weird numbers like 454, but just uses 500 g for a pound. And thus 250 g for a half-pound and either 100 g or 125 g for a quarter-pound.
This also helps corrupt the meaning of a pound. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis JOURDAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-03-17 06:07 Subject: Re: [USMA:18783] Re: Reply in Times > At 10:19 -0500 02/03/16, kilopascal wrote: > >Also, is there any movement to allow 500 g to be used as a pound for those > >who still want to use pounds? Or to encourage vendors to vend out 500 g > >each time a pound is asked for? > > No. But in the common language, "une livre" is still used with the > meaning of 500 g. My wife does it at the fresh market ! > > Louis
