Let's not forget that despite a clearly stated lack of knowledge about metrication, this writer did FAVOR metrication.
John On Sunday 25 January 2004 17:30, Chimpsarecute wrote: > I didn't see her email address on the page. Could you post it here so we > all can write to her. I'd like to inform her the truth about cars. > > Also, does anyone know where in the SI Bible the rule is written as to > pronouncing the prefixes separate from the unit? > > Euric > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, 2004-01-25 20:03 > Subject: [USMA:28388] Re: Illinois Journal-Standard > > > Dear Euric, > > > > Done! I sent Kathy a copy of my article a few seconds ago. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Pat Naughtin LCAMS > > Geelong, Australia > > > > Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online newsletter, 'Metrication > > matters'. You can subscribe by sending an email containing the words > > subscribe Metrication matters to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > > > > on 26/1/04 11:50 AM, Chimpsarecute at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > For example, I think in order to work on American cars, one needs to > > have > > > > tools with American measurements. Think of all the toolmakers that > > > might > > go > > > > under if they couldn't continue to manufacture their tools in fractions > > of > > > > inches instead of centimeters or millimeters. > > > > > > Hmmm. Kathy must be driving a pre-1970s car. Before someone writes an > > > article as such they need to check their facts first. I think Pat > > > from Australia needs to send Kathy his "don't use metric" list. > > > > > > I wonder if Kathy is aware of the hidden metric around her, or has > > marketers > > > > been that effective in keeping metric hidden from the American public? > > Or > > > > does the public just ignore it when they see it. > > > > > > Also Kathy should be told kilometre is pronounced kill-o-meter. And > > > she > > needs > > > > to be told the rule why. > > > > > > Euric > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, 2004-01-25 18:57 > > > Subject: [USMA:28383] Illinois Journal-Standard > > > > > >> Article just appeared today. > > >> > > >> Nat > > http://www.journalstandard.com/articles/2004/01/25/daily_features/lifest > > <http://www.journalstandard.com/articles/2004/01/25/daily_features/lifestyl >e s > > > >> /features02.txt> yles/features02.txt > > <http://www.journalstandard.com/articles/2004/01/25/daily_features/lifestyl >e s > > > >> /features02.txt>
