No one needs to apologize. It wasn't a newspaper, it was signs on the properties.
Speaking of newspapers, the Telegraph seems to describe things mostly in imperial, at least in the bodies of stories. Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 23:33 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:33517] RE: July 4 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.
