Vinny #28, that's right. I grew up in Britain in the 60's and 70's and have lived in mainland Europe for over 20 years, but I still judge people's height in feet and inches. Apart from that I'm fully metric, I think.
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bjd
Sorry that I seem to have disappeared -- I was away for a few days. Thanks for your contributions, everyone. I have indeed decided to use British spelling, metric systems as per your recommandations.
Does the USA call it the "imperial" system?
Edited by: bjd to ask Textibule where he lives since we have no PMs.
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textibule
Bjd, I live near Albi in the Tarn. You can email me @gmail.com if you don't mind the NSA listening in.
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nutraxfornerves
Does the USA call it the "imperial" system?
Most Americans probably wouldn't have a name for it, and many are probably unaware of the Imperial system. . "The US system, you know, not metric"
Formally, it's the "US customary system." US units aren't always the same as Imperial units. For example, an Imperial quart = 1.2 US quarts.
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bjd
I think of heights and weights in metric, but know what it means if someone is 6 feet tall or weighs 180 lbs.
Canada converted temperatures to Celsius back in the 1970s, but some newspapers or radio stations will still give the Fahrenheit equivalent. I just had a look at the CBC website (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) and they give only Celsius.
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