The Washington Post, thank God, is starting to do that, but they express it thus:
(5.40) 17-8 1/2 Metric first, but unidentified, then the colonial units. They are probably showing metric because (1) these are the official results (2) that's what was fed to them by the source or (3) both. The AP Stylebook is probably requiring the wombat. Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:23 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41612] AP Reporting My local newspaper gives meters first followed by feet, inches, and quarter inches for the pole vault. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:27:48 -0400 >From: Jason Darfus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:41610] Re: Comments to Morining edition >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > 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...
