I happen to prefer Imperial. Eight ounces in a cup, two cups in a pint, two pints in a quart, and four quarts in a gallon makes so much more sense than those pesky little litres. And how terrible is using decimals with length? I enjoy trying to figure out if 7/18ths or 22/48ths of an inch is larger.
Don't forget that the foot is a natural unit of measure because some people's feet are as long as a foot. No one's feet have ever been a metre long, so it must be unnatural and thus inappropriate. Seriously though, aside from being more used to Imperial, there is no reason that I wouldn't prefer Metric. Sorry if I've offended anyone who has read this email, but I would advise that you do some research if it does offend you. Cheers, Teran On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 19:19, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. <[email protected]> wrote: > > have actively supported U.S. metrication since 1974 > current Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association > > > > Quoting Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]>: > >> I'm curious about something. What is the preference of each of the people >> who post here. Is your preference for metric, against metric or don't care >> which way. >> >> Jerry >> >> >> > > > -- > > > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc. > www.metric.org > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 > Midland TX 79707-2872 US > +1(432)528-7724 > mailto:[email protected] > >
