We had this same discussion on this listserver in 1997. At that time, I called it WOMBAT (Way Of Measuring Badly in America Today).
Paul Trusten, Registered Pharmacist Vice President and Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Midland, Texas, USA +1(432)528-7724 www.metric.org [email protected] On Aug 21, 2013, at 17:06, Natalia Permiakova <[email protected]> wrote: > i think "US Customary" is better than "Imperial" > > so, I like any of the options: > > US Customary and Metric > or > 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 ( ;-) ) > > > > > > 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" > > Since the US system is unique, it needs a unique name. NIST uses the term, > U.S. Customary, so we ought to use it. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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" > > Concerning Metric Pioneer's recent correspondence, I've always had a problem > with what to call the U.S. measurements. > > 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." > > Another common term used is "U.S. Customary" (USC). Is this a good choice? > > 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. > > I agree that "standard" is not a good choice at all. The standard should be > SI metric. > > Paul Trusten and you other USMA officers out there, what is the current > recommendation? > > Martin Morrison > USMA "Metric Today" Columnist > > > > >
