> > I am delighted that the Irish are taking this major step toward metrication. > Metrication of road signs is a major step forward in the socialisation of > metric units - (snip)
Pat, One little piece of advice. Don't use the term "socialisation" (or it's US spelling - socialization) when trying to convince Americans that they should convert to metric. As a result of the Cold War, the terms socialise and socialism have such a negative connotation in the US psyche, that despite the fact you don't mean them in a negative way, it will associate a negative aspect on whatever subject you're discussing. Stephen Gallagher 1
