Why not use “distance” in place of “footage”.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 11 August 2014 00:21 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54283] RE: He won’t touch issue with 3.048-meter pole Al Lawrence. In my opinion, your evaluation is accurate (and also unfortunate). I wonder about common expressions like footage and milestone. What words could we use in lieu of such words? Any ideas? ----- Message from Al Lawrence <[email protected]> --------- Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:44:43 -0700 From: Al Lawrence <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:54282] RE: He won’t touch issue with 3.048-meter pole To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> I think this sums up the attitude of most Americans perfectly. They know a lot of things in the US are already metric, they think going to metric seems like a good idea and that maybe someone should finally make a decision, but in the end, they just don't want to bother. Al Lawrence > Subject: [USMA:54281] He won’t touch issue with 3.048-meter pole > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:23:45 -0500 > To: [email protected] > > > http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/lifestyle/20140809/he-wont-touch-issue-with-3048-meter-pole > > > Sent from my iPhone > ----- End message from Al Lawrence <[email protected]> -----
