If you consider only positional notation, you are correct. However, I think you also need to consider which is "rounder", and which is larger. This is obviously a 1 L bottle complying with US law. However, the order does say "We're metric and we're ashamed." It is legal to place the metric first.
--- On Sat, 3/21/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:44037] RE: EU Metric Directive To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 1:13 PM The number and its unit in *first place* (on the left) is most prominent and "primary" in the English language. For languages which are written from right to left, the indication on the right is more prominent and primary. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:21:42 -0700 (PDT) >From: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [USMA:43963] RE: EU Metric Directive >To: [email protected], "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > I have a bottle of water in front of me. The > contents states: > > 33.8 FL OZ (1 QT 1.8 FL OZ) 1 LITER > > Which of the three units used would you consider to > be the primary unit? All units are equal in font > type. > > Jerry >
