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Subject:inch/inches ! From:scot <scot -at- HCI -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Mon, 26 Jun 1995 10:58:27 +1000
> You said the answer to the question of whether to use "inch" or "inches"
> was common sense. I wonder. We do say "zero degrees," and I have a book
> from Sybex in front of me that contains the clause "a mere 0.2 inches is
Well, try millimetres, metres, kilograms, litres, etc. More people use 'em. ;-)
ciao
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