Pat, The drag on metrication in Canada was (and is) due to the proximity of the United States and failure of the US to vigorously implement metrication; rather than failure to exclude the prefix "centi", in my opinion.
Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:05:45 +1100 >From: Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:40596] Re: Moving SI along - Let's discuss >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > ... > ...the centimetre (cm) shall not be used. > With these words the Australian Building and > Construction Advisory Committee effectively banished > centimetres from the building trades in Australia, > with the result that metric conversion in these > trades was smooth, rapid, and complete... >...
