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In a message dated 2005-04-18 14:52:04 Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Once again, I think people here are missing the point. I have no problem Agreed, I've never understood getting upset if someone says 'half a litre'
instead of 500 ml, 0.5 L.
I can agree that we need to write 0.5 L or 500 ml, but '0.5' is the SAME
THING as 1/2 or half. They are synonymous in speech. Just like
'quarter past the hour' instead of '15 minutes past' We're used to
speaking in fractions and I see no reason to change that. Besides the
decimal is just a fraction, instead of 'five tenths of a litre' you get a 'half
litre'.
So pass the half-litre of coke, and let's get rid of the 1 1/4 US fl.
pint bottles that come out of machines around here.
Augustine
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