tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Nov 27 15:02:58 1997
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Re: fractions ?
- From: "Oliver Stoll" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: fractions ?
- Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 00:06:56 +0100
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Von: David Trimboli <[email protected]>
An: Multiple recipients of list <[email protected]>
Datum: Donnerstag, 27. November 1997 23:37
Betreff: Re: fractions ?
>You wouldn't describe distances by saying "American kilometers," would you?
>In the US we still use miles, etc. (and it doesn't seem likely to change
>anytime soon). You either talk of kilometers or miles. One term cannot
>replace another.
Not in the US, true. But other countries, which don't usually use miles,
might as well use "American miles" to differ american miles from sea
miles, and all the other versions of "miles" which there are. Take Germany
as an example.
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