RE: Standards wrt paper and standards (metric)

Subject: RE: Standards wrt paper and standards (metric)
From: "Jonathan West" <jwest -at- mvps -dot- org>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:23:54 +0100



>
>
> Glad to know a few folks out there are paying attention!
>
> I know, I know. It's .039" = 1mm, or in reverse as
> my brain obviously was, 1" = 25.4mm.
>
> I knew this one too, but Since the English are using
> the metric system now, what do we call what we used
> to call the English system of measurement?
>

I think the correct term is the Imperial system. But you might not like that
either, as the Americans opted out of the Empire quite a while ago. :-)

Regards
Jonathan West


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