Were the commentators British, American or Australian? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 09 August 2012 17:47 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: Valerie Antoine Subject: [USMA:51828] Metric Olympics
One way that you can get more metric coverage is to tune in to the Spanish-language broadcast. Most of the time the prattling commentary is unnecessary anyway (if you don't know Spanish). Yesterday during the shot put, the Spanish coverage reported only metres thrown. In the water polo competition, I was interested to note that the commentators (on the English-language broadcast) were describing distances in metres only. In the swimming competition, I can understand that, because the pool lengths are measured in metres. But in water polo there are no obvious distance markings. I would have thought that the commentators might revert to feet or years, but they didn't. It may well be that metric will be introduced into the United States more by sports than by commerce. Also, through the military. I notice that the Army is using metric units for weapons (millimetres) and distances, using the slang term "click" for a kilometre. The Air Force is somewhat metricated because of international air usage. I surmise that the Navy is the least metricated of the services.
