"Anglish???" -- Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 7:15 AM Subject: [USMA:26669] Re: NewScientist.com
Michael Ossipov wrote in USMA 26664: >just read some atricles. > >100 % metric!! > >Yahoooo BUT using -re notation. > >bye > >http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/tech/article.jsp?id=99993897&sub=Secu rity%20and%20Defence The metric bible, "Le Syst�me internatioanl d unit�s" in the English preface to the 7th edition says: "a point to notice is that slight spelling variations occur in the language of the Anglish-speaking countries (for instance, "metre" and "meter", "litre" and "liter"). In this respect, the Engiish text presented here follows the International Standard ISO 31 (1992), *Quantities and units*." -- Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071
