Stephen Humphreys wrote: "I would agree with the UKMA in saying that you must be referring to a different UK there ;-)"
Yes...it's probably more like 95% ;-). I assume that's the bit you're referring to? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Humphreys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 6:44 PM Subject: [USMA:35125] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion. > I would agree with the UKMA in saying that you must be referring to a > different UK there ;-) > > > >From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:35121] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion. > >Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:37:29 -0000 > > > >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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
