Patrick and Pat: I think some in this discussion are taking this too seriously. My "pseudo-graffiti," for example, was simply in a message to this list server (about ten years ago). I'm not aware of anyone here who is pushing to create a flood of documentation (editorial, informational, specificational, educational, or otherwise) promoting metre over meter within the US. Some years ago, there were a couple of zealots on the list who might have done so, but they seem to have disappeared into the mists of time. In the meantime, there's nothing wrong with the discussion itself (Brian's comments notwithstanding). Anyone who thinks it's too trivial can ignore it, after all. Bill _____
Bill Potts W <http://wfpconsulting.com/> FP Consulting Roseville, CA <http://metric1.org/> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Moore Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:23 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41777] re: re The graffiti implies that metre is a misspelling, which of course it is - in the USA. I can't think of anything that members of this group could do that would more greatly, or with less effort, impede metrication than to distribute literature that thoughtlessly uses the -re spelling. It provokes xenophobic rejection. _____ From: Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 04:54:28 +1000 To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:41774] RE: metre or meter On 2008/09/17, at 2:41 PM, Bill Potts wrote: I remember Congress rejecting metre as being somehow un-American, which led me to create the pseudo graffiti saying, "Metre is un-Amreican." Bill _____ Bill Potts WFP Consulting <http://wfpconsulting.com/> <http://wfpconsulting.com/> Roseville, CA <http://metric1.org> http://metric1.org <http://metric1.org/> <http://metric1.org/> [SI Navigator] Dear Bill, I tried to check the details of how and when Congress made this decision at <http://thomas.loc.gov/home/multicongress/multicongress.html> http://thomas.loc.gov/home/multicongress/multicongress.html but could not find any references that included meter and metre and spelling. Perhaps I'm not searching the right way or am I at the wrong site for this. Can you (or anyone else) help? Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> http://www.metricationmatters.com/ <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: <http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/> http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ to subscribe.
