Gene, I support "SI first" where the numbers are actually relevant to the point of discussion. I believe we need to consider an exception when the numbers are merely an example of "The Horrors of Imperial," and not promoting Imperial in a positive manner.
Also this policy will require lots of conversion which USMA and Pat both take a dim view of. As an engineer, I feel we need to be ready to convert data in "wrong" units, so I don't necessarily object, but feel obligated, in a full disclosure sense, to point this out. ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 9:27:12 AM Subject: [USMA:47593] Re: UK Transport Minister banishes metric in all official communications Martin, Where are the SI values? If you insist on writing non-SI expressions, please put them in quotes as Jin did. Gene ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 06:19:01 +0100 >From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:47583] Re: UK Transport Minister banishes metric in all >official communications >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > David Cameron was probably not taught how to > manipulate imperial figures at school. He might not > know how to add up 3 lb 4oz, 5 lb 14 oz and 6 lb 5 > oz. It gets even more difficult using a > calculator. However Philip Hammond, the new > transport minister who is a few years old than > Cameron might just remember how to do it. >...
