On 2004 Jul 15 , at 11:25 PM, MightyChimp wrote:
Familiarity can be confused with ease.� One can learn and become familiar with metric as easy as one learned FFU, but few give metric a chance to make a true comparison
Euric is so right on this point. I never let anyone get away with making the argument that the old fashioned English mixture is easier or more convenient. It is virtually ALWAYS simply a matter that it is more familiar.
We should NEVER let go unchallenged ANY comment to the effect that Olde English is more practical, more convenient, easier, better sized, etc. etc. It is ALWAYS simply a matter of being more familiar -- and when metric is used more, it WILL BECOME the familiar in short order.
Regards,
Bill Hooper
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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Go Metric, America ! Or get left behind!
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