No, I meant 'under', Joe. Meaning that younger folk will give you a weird look if you suggested that we be forced to convert to ifp or �sd, plus some new words not yet in the dictionary.
Mike Perth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 11:12 PM Subject: [USMA:21694] Re: Fast Track Mike Joy wrote in USMA 21687: >This is how the metric system is viewed here. Ask anyone under the age of >40 if they think Australia did a bad thing in 'forcing' the metric system >(along with decimal coinage around the same time) and you'd learn some >colourful Aussie expressions you've never heard before! > >It's just a question of time... > >Mike Did you mean "anyone over the age of 40"? I can't imagine that anyone under the age of 40 would love ifp and �sd. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
