Markus Hoenicka [mailto:markus.hoeni...@mhoenicka.de] wrote:
> Quoting Peter Flynn <pe...@silmaril.ie>: > > > There is some other kind of inch? > > Just for the heck of it: Wiki knows at least a Scottish inch, a > miner's inch, and a pyramid inch, none of which is related to imperial > units. And whether there actually *is* another kind of inch might not be the point. Nothing precludes the word "inch" from being used for other things in the future. Language is not subject to logic rules. ;-) ************************* Rob Cavicchio rob.cavicc...@emc.com Principal Technical Writer & Information Architect Information Intelligence Group EMC Corporation The opinions expressed here are my personal opinions. Content published here is not read or approved in advance by EMC and does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of EMC.