I didn't even know CBC aired a program on the subject. Could our colleague Joe provide us with details and a small summary of what happened and the "mood" of the audience? Greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Marcus On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 11:50:31 Duncan Bath wrote: >BTW, Joe Reid was on CBC Radio yesterday afternoon with a brief comment on a >phone-in program on SI. >Congratulations! >Duncan >-----Original Message----- >From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: March 23, 2002 19:29 >Subject: [USMA:19017] Re: Just 2 rules > > >>Bill Hooper asked in USMA 18949 >> >>>on 3/20/2002 8:04 PM, Joseph B. Reid at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>>> In France 1,5 m is popularly expressed as "un mhtre cinquante" instead >of >>>> "un virgule cinq mhtre". >>> >>>Do those translate as: >>>"one metre fifty" and "one comma five metres" ? >> >> >>Quite right. I forgot that Americans are more likely to know Spanish than >>French. >> >>Joe >> >>Joseph B.Reid >>17 Glebe Road West >>Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071 >> > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
