How tall are you? If asked this question, do you reply five feet seven, or six feet two; or do you >say 1.7018 metres or 1.8796 metres?Why can't one just say: I'm 1 metre 70(cm) or 1 metre 88 cm? Typically promoting FFUites!
The momentum towards metrication, which had begun in 1965 with a decision by the Wilson >government to dispense with imperial measurements within 10 years, was lost. "I didn't often run >away from difficult decisions," said Lord Howe ruefully. "But this is one that I did duck."At least Lord Howe admits that he goofed in NOT following directions of the then (1965)government and is wanting to make mends now.
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From: "Ezra Steinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:30375] Re: Telegraph UK Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:52:57 -0700
MessageDear Chris, et al.:
Does this fellow Philip Johnston still chafe at using decimalized British currency? Would he have preferred that the old system of currency been preserved? How does that square with public opinion on that matter nowadays (among those who had grown up with the old system since I'm sure the very youngest wouldn't understand what the fuss would have been about)?
It just would seem odd to me if he were accepting of that change over and unaccepting (as he clearly is) of converting fully to metric. (And I'm sure this argument has been raised before. I'm curious what they supposedly "counter" with.)
Once more unto the breach ...
Ezra
----- Original Message ----- From: Nat Hager III To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:53 AM Subject: [USMA:30369] Telegraph UK
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Nat
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