Yes I am willing to go that extra mile with you. We need to put our wheel to the shoulder stone and work together, as my mum used to say give them a barley and they will want a furlong.
John Nichols
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional Engineer
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:14:37 -0800
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This message of mine is not particularly addressed at Joe who wrote below, but to bring to EVERYONE's attention something I consider *EXTREMELY* important.
This kind of problem *already happened* in the past BTW. (I do remember seeing a host of continuous "trash" emerging *in sequence* for at least 5 posts or so.
Folks, this is the problem. We MUST, absolutely *MUST* set the example. Please forgive me for saying this (and with all due respect) but it's UTTERLY ***UNACCEPTABLE*** that we, *metric supporters* OURSELVES, speak the very "language" we want to rid the world of. Please, P-L-E-A-S-E, no more of ' 2" ', ' 2 3/4" ', ' 1/2 inch ', ' 12 inches ', etc, *exclusively*! What is this???
Let's, again I repeat, ***give the example***, eh? ;-)
Marcus
On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:37:04
Joseph B. Reid wrote:
>I inadvertently despatched my answer to Matthew Zotter before I had
>finished it.
>
>>What would the standard size of computer paper be?
>>
>>Thank you for your time and thoughts,
>>Matthew Zotter
>
>
>A popular size of note paper is ISO size A4, 210 mm by 297 mm. Since
>the universal fanfold computer printer paper spaces its sprocket
>holes at 1/2 inch intervals, it is usual to print on continuous paper
>with 12 inches vertically between folds.
>
>Joseph B. Reid
>17 Glebe Road West
>Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071
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