Jim, As I *implied* at the outset of this experiment, I am being fussy to harass (i.e. influence) the opponents of SI who post to this list to cease and desist posting non-SI related trivia. I deliberately decided to flood the list with SI "perfections" (my evaluations of SI perfections) to counterbalance the flood of non-SI trivia posted by certain others here who are opposed to metrication.
In doing so, I felt compelled to try to cite any and all uses of even slight deviations from SI. Any non-SI units are deviations from SI. They *can* be avoided entirely. They do not even have to be placed within quotation marks, but these mark them as objectionable. Unfortunately, both you and John Steel are unintended victims of this sweeping strategy, but neither of you is the real target of this exercise. Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:06:14 -0500 >From: "James R. Frysinger" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:47603] Re: UK Transport Minister banishes metric in all >official communications >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > >I disagree. Non-SI units of measure are indeed units of measure, though >not our favored ones. Putting them in quotation marks will not prevent >you from getting cooties when they are posted, Gene. > >I cannot fathom why you are being so fussy as we inch along laboriously >toward metrication and face larger hurdles in the process. > >Jim >...
