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John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional EngineerDate: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:53:07 +0000 (WET) From: Tom Wade VMS Systems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:24544] RE: Non Metric Recipe Du Jour Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-VMS-To: in%"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>The commonly-accepted term that is applicable to both U.S. and Imperial >measures is "inch/pound." Around here, we use some less acceptable terms, >including FFU (Fred Flintstone Units), for any inch/pound measures, and >WOMBAT (Way Of Measuring Badly in America Today), for U.S. Customary. An >alternative interpretation of WOMBAT (Waste Of Money, Brains And Time) could >be said to apply to inch/pound generally. I would recommend the term "British Colonial" which differentiates it from "British Imperial". It is more factual than FFU or WOMBAT, and is preferable to "US Customary" as it makes it clear where it originated, and it leaves any would-be supporter standing on less patriotic ground. Kind of associates the old measures not so much with George Washington as with Benedict Arnold. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Wade, EuroKom | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (all domain mailers). Dale House | X400: g=tom;s=wade;o=eurokom;p=eurokom;a=eirmail400;c=ie 30, Dale Road | Tel: +353 (1) 278-7878 Stillorgan | Fax: +353 (1) 278-7879 Co Dublin | Disclaimer: This is not a disclaimer Ireland | Tip: "Friends don't let friends do Unix !"
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