>Now, I hate when I see something like "2 yards, 2 feet, 5 inches and >(the stroke of mercy) 1/8" -- It takes me several seconds to figure out >how tall that person is!
Fernando! Do you actually know someone who is 2.57 meters tall? Does he play basketball? : ) >By the way: does "stroke of mercy" make sense in English? uhhh...........no. What were you trying to say?