Well done, Michael. Your respondent's use of "metrics" is, of course, somewhat grating. Ugh!
Bill ________________________________ Bill Potts Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Payne Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:55 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40898] Fw: Hemispheres letter] In AprilI wrote the following to Hemisphere magazine, the inflight magazien for Untied Airlines. For an airline with an international clientèle I'm always amazed and annoyed by the lack of SI metric units in your magazine, even when writing about places and things that were obviously metric in the first place. In the latest issue Zurich and 3perfect days in Tokyo come to mind. People use metric or not metric, please provide both or leave the original unit as is. Michael Payne 1 Thorton Court Potomac Falls VA 20165 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Below is the reply I received recently > Hello, Mr. Payne, > > We wanted to let you know we appreciate your letter last month to > Hemispheres regarding the metric system. Over the past few years, > we've been a little lax about including metric equivalents to the U.S. > customary system, and your letter has prompted us to return to that > policy, set a standard style for it, and be more careful with it. It's > indeed important, as you say, to include metrics for an international > readership. > > Many thanks for taking the time to write. > > > Kelli Rush > Associate Editor > Pace Communications > Hemispheres magazine > 336-383-5702 > > > > > >
