However, the AP is not God. As writers, we can choose to ignore them. Carleton
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert H. Bushnell Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 17:39 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: USMA Subject: [USMA:47894] Re: AP Guidelines 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 ----------------------------------- 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. > > ---- Original message ---- >> 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, >> >> Pat Naughtin >> Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see >> http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html >> Hear Pat speak >> at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY >> PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, >> Geelong, Australia >> Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 >> Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat >> Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and >> hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric >> system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that >> they now save thousands each year when buying, >> processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat >> provides services and resources for many different >> trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, >> industrial and government metrication leaders in >> Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include >> the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and >> the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the >> USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more >> metrication information, contact Pat >> at [email protected] or to get the >> free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go >> to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to >> subscribe. >
