Maybe there are two styles on newspaper. One metric for the majority of
readers and one in imperial for pro-imperials. Or is it possible you got
one of those Australian implants mentioned on the other forum.
I would think if a person visits the UK and picks up a newspaper and looks
at the advertizements and sees only or mostly metric, then that is the way
it is. I'm sure Carleton can reference you to the newspaper he was looking
at and the what days issue it was and you can get a hold of a copy and see
for yourself. I'm sure Carleton will gladly accept you apology.
Dan
Are you sure?
Office buildings are almost always advertised in sq ft (and sold as such).
Rarely you see sq m as well as sq ft. Signs with sq m only are very very
rare.
Houses, on the other hand, are sold not by sq ft but by length and width
of each room. Most show ft/in but some have m too.
When I sold my last house the estate agent brochure described my living
room as :-
"23ft, 3in long (30 m)"
No-one questioned the fact that if I had a 30 metre long living room I
would have made a lot more money on it! Not one person mentioned the
mistake however my brochure would have gone out to hundreds of potential
customers (the succesful ones being a young couple). The reason why the
issue was not raised at al,l I believe, is obvious.
- [USMA:33517] RE: July 4 Daniel
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