I'm of the opinion that the stereotype 'English' is not appropriate (since not all 'English'-speaking peoples use it!). The term 'imperial' is much more befitting as it conveys the clear message (among other things) that it originates from an "imperialistic" thinking!!!... ;-)
Marcus On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:25:30 kilopascal wrote: >2002-11-12 > >We use AutoCAD R14 at work and as far as I remember, AutoCAD use the terms >"English" or "Metric". When the program boots, it asks you if you want your >template to be English or Metric. > >John > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, 2002-11-12 20:56 >Subject: [USMA:23318] AUTOCAD > > >> Autocad calls it the Imperial System. >> >> >> John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional >> Engineer >> Assistant Professor >> Texas A&M University >> Department of Construction Science >> Langford AC >> Rm: A414 MD 3137 >> College Station, TX 77843-3137 >> >> Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Telephone: 979 845 6541 >> Facsimile: 979 862 1572 >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi >> >> in front a precipice, behind a wolf >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
