I don't think it's gone quite totally. I hear lots of references to the acre
in various BBC shows such as My Family and some of the earlier ones.

If I recall correctly, there is still some confusion as to whether or not
the UK uses square foot or square meter for things like office space.

At least most other references on the shows are in SI though.   I remember
one episode of My Family where the husband was mad because the neighbors had
taken ten centimeters of his property and built a fence.

Mike

On 7/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I noticed in this BBC News science article that only the hectare is used
for area.
It looks like non-SI units for area are either a vanishing breed or gone
altogether:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6909249.stm

Perhaps UK readers can confirm.

Ezra




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