Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <Do you think that I am becoming conservative and unable to change my mindset, or is it just because I don't like your doubling of the prefixes?>
Neither. You realize that such odd combinations of prefixes would make SI look silly and confusing to the average citizen. You turned me around on a similar matter. I used to argue that adopting the decimeter and centimeter would speed US metrication (providing an inch substitute), but your description of practical millimeter/meter-only usage in Australia in South Africa (using millimeters in carpentry, plumbing, house wiring, and sewing obviating the need for fractions or decimal expressions) has changed my mind. -- Jason
