The comma being used as a decimal marker in metric product sizes is part of the "bilingual copout" that's been showing up on many products. It is assumed that metric is only for foreigners, so wherever measurements are given on the packaging, the English text contains only USC measures, while the
I forgot about seed packets. If they're light enough, they're labelled in grams or milligrams only. At some weight, they go to ounces only.On 10/22/06,
Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've actually seen another product with metric only measures on it. My Timex watch which I wear every day
Remek,
Thanks for posting, that is neat.
BTW I
would post any images in .jpg or .gif format, as it takes up a lot less
bandwidth than .bmp. Probably most of us have broadband by now, but not
everyone all the time.
Another thing to watch for is P&G cartons coming out of the
stockroom w
John, or any of our Canadian participants,
Do any of you have a picture of this 4-liter jug that you could post to the
list, and also its approximate dimensions?
In my experience, the refrigerator door spaces in the U.S. are too narrow
for the big, fat 3.785 L jug to fit into. Your 4 L jug
On 10/22/06, STANLEY DOORE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The best argument I've read here is to use a
decimal point between the whole digit part of the number its decimal part
instead of a comma to avoid confusion with a separator among
numbers, clauses, etc. in text. It would be consisten
On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 05:45:23AM +0100, Martin Vlietstra wrote:
> The answer to this one will be political. If the US is to persuade the EU
> to postpone things again, what will the US offer in return? Questions
> concerning Iraq will almost certainly be on the negotiating table. It also
> dep
Looks like Korea has finally had enough of non-SI units:
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200610/kt2006102220054910510.htm
And for those wondering if the USA can clean up by 2010,
Korean retailers are being given less than a year
Paul
I'm glad to see South Korea doing it. I do find it unlikely that once FPLA amendments pass the government will take any sort of active role in metrication and mandate anything though. After all, federal government agencies which should have been switched long ago are still doling out projects in i
On the other hand perhaps voluntary metric only labeling will serve as a catalyst for more government and business entities to realize it's actually okiay to use metric. We can but hope.
On 10/22/06, Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm glad to see South Korea doing it. I do find it unlikely
