Yes, sir: Fun loving people must know "tarot cards", while they can wait to understand the METRE (not 'meter'). Great going, the Metric Way! Brij B. Vij
>From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:22621] Media terminology >Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:56:11 -0400 > >I like how the media decides what is, and is not, acceptable household >terminology: > >Having just got back from business in DC the last couple days, where >everyone's a little on edge, I was constantly bombarded with the term >"tarot >card", as if it's something everyone's supposed to know. Guess what - I >don't know it and never it before in my life! > >But then a common term like "meter" or "kilogram", used by 95% of the >world's population the last zillion years, has to be translated, and >explained, and re-translated, and re-explained.... > >Pardon my little rant! <g> > >Nat _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
