To USMA list: I caught that I needed to eliminate the outdated reference to the French franc and have changed the offending page to include the euro: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/currency.htm
Don USMA webmaster -----Original Message----- From: JPB Cliveden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 2002 May 06 10:27 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:19944] RE: USMA & French Franc It goes without saying that references to currencies no longer in use should be eliminated. But it is important to use the correct names, abbreviations, and capitalization for the euro. Note that 1 euro = 100 cents -- not 100 "eurocents," a word that does not exist. The word "euro" is not capitalized as the words "dollar" and "pound" are not capitalized when referencing them in sentences. Best regards, Brent _____ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of M R Sent: 6 May 2002 08:54 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:19940] USMA & French Franc In USMA's currency page http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/currency.htm "The United States pioneered decimal coinage (the U.S. dollar consisting of 100 cents) in 1786. Now all nations have decimal currencies, for example: the French system (1 franc = 100 centimes)". With French people approving Euro & European policies, I think its time to retire French franc in our USMA webpage example. I suggest we should replace it with "1 Euro = 100 Eurocents". Similarly in everyday page http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/everyday.htm "Area: 10 000 square meters = 1 hectare 100 hectares = 1 square kilometer" We can add '1 are = 100 square meters'. This may lead people to use the unit. Madan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
