I'm sure some do but maybe they are use to the difficulty. How do people understand the time if they see a clock or poster in 24 hour format but only use 12 hour format because that is what they understand? How does someone understand a metric (or English) dimension if they don't use or understand metric (or English) dimensions when encountered? People have to notice what they see or encounter that is different from what they don't understand.
Jerry ________________________________ From: Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 9, 2009 4:35:52 PM Subject: [USMA:42975] Re: Hot and dry But no-one really notices ;-) ________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [USMA:42968] Re: Hot and dry Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:47:03 +0000 ie – A Very British Mess ________________________________ From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: 09 February 2009 09:52 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:42968] Re: Hot and dry Used: On travel timetables (buses, trains, planes) Not used: On road signs (for parking, bus lane period etc). (And, of course, on TV, radio, bedside clocks etc) ________________________________ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:17:20 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:42903] Re: Hot and dry To: [email protected] Martin, Thanks. Would you say the 24 hour clock is used in all other aspects of public life in the UK? Where would I find it used and not used? Jerry ________________________________ From:Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 2, 2009 1:06:57 AM Subject: [USMA:42818] Re: Hot and dry Jerry, If you visit http://www.journeycheck.com/southwesttrains/ and browse, you will see that British railway timetables use the 24 hour clock. ________________________________ Share your photos with Windows Live Photos – Free Find out more! ________________________________ Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows Live Find out more!
