The Google translation engine yields the following: In the American truth proper the north plays with this and many of them mention its system to it of measures as FFU (Fred Flisntone Units). But this?brincadeira? it is costing expensive, and the price increases to each year.
No doubt Marcus can do better, but the gist is obvious. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On Behalf Of kilopascal Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 20:57 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:23282] Re: A few questions to all 2002-11-11 I came up with the term FFU. I used Google to search FFU and only after putting FRED in the search engine, did I come up with this editorial: http://www.aerobusiness.com.br/editorial_old.asp?controle=39 Na verdade os pr�prios norte americanos brincam com isso e muitos deles referem-se ao seu sistema de medidas como FFU (Fred Flisntone Units). Mas essa �brincadeira� est� custando caro, e o pre�o aumenta a cada ano. I wonder how my term got all the way down to Brasil. It is in Portuguese, so maybe Marcus can translate it for us. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Zotter To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Monday, 2002-11-11 20:34 Subject: [USMA:23280] A few questions to all 2002 NOV 11 MON There are a few abbreviations in some of your letters that do not know. What is "FFU" or "IFP"? A web search yields too many results.
