Agreed, and I'm happy to write them a letter to correct them. I had no
doubt that we would see criticism on this list for their rather shoddy
implementation, but I'd rather see this than a poor translation back to
customary units!
We need to embrace metrication, even when it's not perfect, rather than
nitpick.
-M
Bill Potts wrote:
It's a pity that it uses an ad hoc abbreviation of liter (with a
period, no less), rather than either the full word or the proper symbol.
Bill
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Bill Potts
WFP Consulting <http://wfpconsulting.com/>
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org <http://metric1.org/> [SI Navigator]
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*On Behalf Of *Michael Palumbo
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 07, 2008 18:20
*To:* U.S. Metric Association
*Subject:* [USMA:41805] Private industry influencing our metrication.
This is from a menu at a local restaurant:
As industry continues to promote metrication, local businesses do
the same. Slowly, but surely, we're becoming more metricated.
-Mike
