Apparently AP cannot spell, either. They also seem to be weak in measurement techniques. From the base of the "tale" to what?
Jim > kilopascal wrote: > > 2001-12-16 > > World's tinest gecko curls up on a dime. > > Andres Cala > Associated Press > > Beate Island, Dominican Republic - Two American biologists have > discovered the world's smallest know gecko - a lizard so tiny, it can > curl up comfortably on a dime........... > > ...... The Jaragua gecko measures only 1.6 cm - a sliver more than > half an inch - from the base of the tale. > > > I wonder if the AP is doing more to enforce their style guide, that is > to leave metric measures in their place. I hope this is a trend. It > would be nice if they could drop the FFU all together. But, this is > better than nothing. The sliver more than a half inch must be a big > sliver. That's a whopping 3 mm difference. The slivers I got in my > skin were never more than a millimetre. > > John > > > > -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
