I would say that the number that is the most round is primary, no matter what the position.
BTW, I was in the super market today and they had a display of cookies from Voortman that was labeled with 300 g only in big bold type on the front of the package. No English equivalents given. Jerry ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:13:17 PM Subject: [USMA:44037] RE: EU Metric Directive 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 >
