But SI should become customary.
Robert Bushnell
On Aug 21, 2013, at 4:06 PM, Natalia Permiakova wrote:
> i think "US Customary" is better than "Imperial"
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> so, I like any of the options:
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> US Customary and Metric
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> US Customary and Standard (too good to be true to see it today on usps.com,
> in reverse order - event better)
> or
> US Customary and The Rest of The World ( ;-) )
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> From: John M. Steele <[email protected]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:41 PM
> Subject: [USMA:53186] Re: Metric / Imperial / "Standard"
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> Since the US system is unique, it needs a unique name. NIST uses the term,
> U.S. Customary, so we ought to use it.
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> Seems to me that inch-pound is a rather generic term for any system that uses
> inches and pounds. It could be applied as a "catch-all" to describe
> commonality of US Customary, Imperial, and any related versions.
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> The US version is NOT Imperial as evidenced by the different gallon, bushel,
> ton, and the lack of a stone. Imperial is a measurement system of the United
> Kingdom, adapted from earlier systems in 1824. It was probably used by most
> British Commonwealth countries before they went metric. NONE of the new 1824
> definitions were adopted by the United States; it continued using various
> pre-Imperial units.
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> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:57 PM
> Subject: [USMA:53181] Re: Metric / Imperial / "Standard"
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> Concerning Metric Pioneer's recent correspondence, I've always had a problem
> with what to call the U.S. measurements.
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> Officially, the term "inch-pound" has been used. I don't care for that
> because it does not indicate clearly a measurement system. Moreover, it
> singles out only two measurements, whereas there are many in the "system."
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> Another common term used is "U.S. Customary" (USC). Is this a good choice?
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> Now "Imperial" is being recommended by some. Is this a good alternative? I
> suspect that most people would not connect "imperial" with the United States,
> perhaps Canada.
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> I agree that "standard" is not a good choice at all. The standard should be
> SI metric.
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> Paul Trusten and you other USMA officers out there, what is the current
> recommendation?
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> Martin Morrison
> USMA "Metric Today" Columnist
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