JMS: "(But metric is our preferred system of measure :) )" We're officially metric - and not one of the 'wicked three' ;-) Adverts for cars here also show the metric version of economy next to the mpg figure but I would expect even pro-metric folk here to use mpg when conversing with someone (unless, presumably, they know the other person is a pro-met activist).
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:52:19 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [USMA:46196] RE: BBC article To: [email protected]; [email protected] Yes, the laws on emitted pollutants (CO, HC, NOx) are expressed in grams per mile, and fuel economy requirements (CAFE, gas guzzler tax, mandatory mileage labels, etc) are expressed in miles per (US) gallon. (I think HC has been officially renamed NMOG - non-methane organic gases.) Since the laws use these units, everyday speech does too. (But metric is our preferred system of measure :) ) --- On Fri, 11/20/09, Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> wrote: From: Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:46196] RE: BBC article To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 6:04 PM . . . Don't some in the US talk about grammes per mile or something? . . . _________________________________________________________________ Use Hotmail to send and receive mail from your different email accounts http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394592/direct/01/
