> I'm puzzled by your reference to French Canadians. English 
Canadians use
> metric too.
> 
> You may be allowing yourself to be influenced by the practices of 
some
> manufacturers. My Black and Decker electric lawnmower, 
> for example, shows
> blade size in inches in English and in centimeters in French.
> 

That frustrates me too.  Francophone Canadians are no more
familiar with metric than are anglophone Canadians.  Yet,
manufacturers seem to think that because one group speaks
French, they must use the same system as France.

Stephen Gallagher

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