If they're following A.P. style then meters and yards are equal. Say
for example the reporting calls for meters: you're virtually
guaranteed to see (yards) immediately following. I don't believe I've
ever seen the reverse.
On 19 Aug 2008, at 16:41, Michael Payne wrote:
Sent a few days ago to National Public Radio reference their morning
edition program.
Michael Payne
In your story this morning (Wednesday) on the Russians in Georgia,
your
correspondent stated the woman told me "I am 2 yards from a Russian
tank". I find this hard to believe as no one outside the US uses
yards,
it was more likely meters.
