I've just discovered the Guard style guide available on its Web site (http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/styleguide/). It has this to say: >metric system >The Guardian uses the metric system for weights and > measures; exceptions are the mile and the pint > >Since understanding of the two systems is a matter of >generations, conversions (in brackets) to imperial units should >be provided wherever this seems useful. Imperial units in quoted >matter should be retained, and converted to metric [in square brackets] > >It is not necessary to convert moderate distances between >metres and yards, which are close enough for rough and ready >purposes, or small domestic quantities: two litres of wine, a >kilogram of sugar, a couple of pounds of apples, a few inches of >string. Small units should be converted when precision is >required: 44mm (1.7in) of rain fell in two hours. Tons and tonnes >(metric) are also close enough for most purposes to do without >conversion > >Body weights and heights should always be converted in >brackets: metres to feet and inches, kg to stones and pounds. >Geographical heights and depths, of people, buildings, >monuments etc, should be converted, metres to feet > >In square measurement, land is given in sq metres, hectares >and sq km; with sq yards, acres or sq miles in brackets. The >floor areas of buildings are conventionally expressed in sq >metres or sq ft. Chris -- Metrication information: http://www.metric.org.uk/ UK legislation, EC Directives, Trading Standards links and more Pro-metric mailing list now available.
