Stephen Humphreys wrote: "I think you mistook what I was talking about I was referring to the countless products that are either imperial or imperial/metric (additional to metric only).
Unless you are saying that I'm just "wrong" and my opinion should change - if so then I apologise." While I don't deny you can find dual-labelled packaged goods, (if you look hard enough) I would hardly say there were countless examples. Any that do exist has to have the metric measurement more prominent. Spirits (as in whisky, brandy, etc) are now all sold in metric measures only. DIY items (nails, tools) are not sold exclusively in metric, but metric is now the dominant measurement in this area. Apart from some (extremely rare) examples of packaged goods, road signage and pints of milk and beer, there is little left in the UK that is exclusively imperial. Even TV's which, although they tend to have screen measurements in inches, are increasingly being advertised with centimetre measurements. To say that the UK is more than 90% metric would not be an exaggeration. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:59 AM Subject: [USMA:35117] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion. > I think you mistook what I was talking about > I was referring to the countless products that are either imperial or > imperial/metric (additional to metric only). > > Unless you are saying that I'm just "wrong" and my opinion should change - > if so then I apologise. > > > >From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:35109] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion. > >Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 19:20:14 -0000 > > > >Stephen Humphreys wrote: > > > >"The bit about petrol is true. > > That's about it." > > > >Wrong! Apart from the ludicrous (and highly misleading) campaign against > >metric being the main measurement of loose goods, there has been no > >complaint (from the public at least) about metrication. > > > >Petrol, metric spirit measures, packaged goods, DIY products, carpets....no > >complaints whatsoever from the public about the metrication of these > >things. > > > >As long as people receive what they ask for, they don't particularly care. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Stephen Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 10:02 PM > >Subject: [USMA:35043] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >We have accepted petrol in litres, total metrication of packaged goods > >and > > > >DIY products being sold in metric measurements without complaint. > > > > > > The bit about petrol is true. > > > That's about it. > > > > > >
