On Sunday 2003 November 30 21:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Chris: > > As a global recap, can you restate (based on your personal observations) > what the current daily presence of Imperial usage is in the UK (other than > road signs and when people cite distances in "miles") in the population and > in the media today? > > Ezra
It's difficult to generalise, but there does seem to be an increased use of metric in the media. Shopping is certainly largely metric, though we still have TV and computer screens in inches, and I'm sure a lot of people who buy their produce loose in corner shops still think in imperial. At this time of year, Christmas trees are being advertised in metric (sometimes with imperial in brackets), but I saw some today in a garden centre in feet only, as were the conservatories on sale. At work, I see more people advertising things for sale with metric dimensions. Chris -- Chris KEENAN UK Metric Assoc: www.metric.org.uk
