> Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In my captions that accompany photographs, I only use >kilometers.
Good luck on your experiment. Maybe you can find a way to link the unit to something that they can see. People that do not understand the metric system will only learn it with context. If you do not understand French and I just speak French to you, you will not understand what I am saying. You will not learn the language that way and may dismiss it as babble. However, I could give you a coffee and say in French "caf�", and then give you sugar and say in French "sucre". You may then the associate the foreign word with the real world. But even if you do not, you still have an idea of what I am talking about. Similarly, if you say "50 kilometers north of Missoula", some people will not understand. People will not learn the units that way and may dismiss it as babble. However, you could show a picture of a teepee and say "It is 4 metres across or just enough for two people end to end". The audience may then the associate the metric unit with the real world. But even if they do not, they still have an idea of what you are talking about.
