Sirs:
No doubt the older terms need NEW terms to popularise the SI-Metric Units.
I often discussed these with Late VB Mainkar - then Director Weights &
Measures (India) during mid-70's.
Regards,
Brij Bhushan Vij
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From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: METREAGE RE: [USMA:36850] RE: Wyeth footage
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 13:34:12 -0400
Bill, Robert sirs:
In 36836 Harry Wyeth reports location "within two feet".
Then he says there is "great footage".
So, all of you: what do we say instead of "footage"?
Please help.
Years ago, I wrote as rejoinder to Charlie Wilard in "How Far Do We
Metricate (Editorial); Standards Engineering (USA); 1973 October; pp 10-11"
in favour of going Metric in Time Measure.
I do not recall, when: BUT during Sir Michael Foot's visit to India, I
wrote a small piece for The Times of India, New Dehi (in lighter mood) to
change his name to Michael Metre - my friends & India perhaps mused at such
asuggestion!
Later, I used the terms:
Yard-stick or Metre-lumb: Patriot Magazine, New Delhi; 1980 October 19 - to
term the length measure *from Yard-stick to Metre-lumb (the length of a
metre)*;
Yet Another Kiloshila: Patriot Magazine, New Delhi; 1981 August 16 -
'Kilo-shila for Mile Stone markers'.
Likewise, term FOOTAGE need be replaced with the approperiate term
*METREAGE*. There obviously, is a need to THINK METRIC!
Brij Bhushan Vij
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From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [USMA:36850] RE: Wyeth footage
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 09:31:53 -0700
In the context of his message, you'd say "great scenes," rather than great
"footage."
In addition to avoiding a word derived from a non-SI unit, it's
independent
of the medium on which the movie is recorded. For example, when it comes
out
on DVD, should we still be referring to footage?
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Subject: [USMA:36849] Wyeth footage
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> 2006 May 26
>In 36836 Harry Wyeth reports location "within two feet".
>Then he says there is "great footage".
>So, all of you: what do we say instead of "footage"?
>Please help.
> Robert Bushnell PhD PE
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