[USMA:28271] RE: 500 g

[Phil Chernack]

Oh, You mean like they do in the rest of Europe?  I have been in favor of that idea for quite a while here in North America.  I also feel that for those in transition an inch could be 25 mm, a foot could be 300 mm and a mile could be 1600 m.  No reason to relate those terms to anything other than SI.  I see no reason to call 500 mL a pint as we already call it a "half liter" but we could have a metric gallon of 4 liters.  The hope is eventually, the need for these colloquial names would disappear. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of john mercer Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 3:13 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28270] 500 g Hello i have an idea it may sound crazy but i'm going to say it anyway. What do you think of the idea of calling 500 g of food 1 lb? i am thinking of the U K and even in Canada it would make things easier if people are going to continue asking for things by the lb.  Especially when customers ask for halves and quarters.  All the store clerk would have to do is weigh 250 g or 125.  I believe China did this with one of their old measurements for mass they kept the same name but metricated it. I wonder how that has worked.  John.