How do we know? Well. I have the 2009 AP Stylebook in my hand.
I got it from the boulder Public library. The text quoted is
on page 173 listed as metric system. This is the only place in the
stylebook that says do not use metric: "use metric terms only in
situations where they are universally accepted forms of
measurement --- "
The stylebook lists many units and tells how to change units to
two decimal places.
The stylebook has a bias against metric. At British thermal unit
a definition is shown but with no mention of joule. At foot we
see "The metric equivalent is exactly 30.48 centimeters, which
may be rounded to 30 centimeters for most comparisons."
I am not going to tell AP to change their style. I can live with
what they have. When schools stop teaching inch-pound then we can
tell AP to change.
Robert Bushnell
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On Jun 21, 2010, at 11:29 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
Pat,
How do we know this pro-metric "Scriptorium" is actually extracted
from the AP Stylebook?
Gene.
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:48:31 +1000
From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:47887] AP Guidelines
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Dear All,
For those with an interest in the AP Style Guide you
might find this
interesting: http://editingmonks.blogspot.com/2010/06/metrics-in-
stories-aps-guideline.html
Cheers,
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