Thank you,  Marcus, you're quite right.

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From: "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 6:26 PM
Subject: [USMA:25950] Re: point #3


> Just a small addendum/correction on your sentence below, Paul, with your
forbearance, please.
>
> On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 15:28:24
>  Paul Trusten wrote:
> >3. Rational.
> >... This list saw a huge discussion over the implications of changing the
dimensions of the game of football to meters, and such a change ought to be
well-debated in light of the furor it might cause in the sports world...
>
> Since football (the one as known in the US, or American football as known
practically everywhere else!...) is an American sport, it probably would
have been more accurate to restate the above sentence to read: among
Americans, instead of 'in the sports world'.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marcus
>
>
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