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OT English System vs Imperial System of Measure
"Nad R" wrote in message
... "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Nad R" wrote in message ... "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Nad R" wrote in message Enjoy Life... Nad R Garden in zone 5a All postings uses the American System of Measures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...ustomary_units LOL. So it's NOT called an 'English' system. "American system", "US system", "UK system", "imperial system", "Metric System" almost every country has a measurement system with minor differences. There is even an "Australian System". Is there? The only measurements that I know of that are used in Australia are the standard international ones. Do you have a cite? http://www.measurement.gov.au/measur...s/default.aspx Did you actually read the cite? Your reference to there being an "Australian System" of measurement is not supported by anything on that site. In fact just the reverse. The Australian Government Legislation states quite specifically that Australia uses 'the International system of Units'. As a nation, I'm sure we'd like to think we can punch above our weight but I don't know any Aussie who'd be so arrogant as to claim that an 'International system' is an Australian one. I find the terms are mostly semantics. Like the Term "American System" is mostly the "English System". Perhaps you could correct Wikipedia's entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...ustomary_units |
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OT English System vs Imperial System of Measure
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:
"Nad R" wrote in message ... "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Nad R" wrote in message ... "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Nad R" wrote in message Enjoy Life... Nad R Garden in zone 5a All postings uses the American System of Measures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...ustomary_units LOL. So it's NOT called an 'English' system. "American system", "US system", "UK system", "imperial system", "Metric System" almost every country has a measurement system with minor differences. There is even an "Australian System". Is there? The only measurements that I know of that are used in Australia are the standard international ones. Do you have a cite? http://www.measurement.gov.au/measur...s/default.aspx Did you actually read the cite? Your reference to there being an "Australian System" of measurement is not supported by anything on that site. In fact just the reverse. The Australian Government Legislation states quite specifically that Australia uses 'the International system of Units'. As a nation, I'm sure we'd like to think we can punch above our weight but I don't know any Aussie who'd be so arrogant as to claim that an 'International system' is an Australian one. I find the terms are mostly semantics. Like the Term "American System" is mostly the "English System". Perhaps you could correct Wikipedia's entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...ustomary_units It does seem incorrect, a European must have wrote it. -- Enjoy Life... Nad R Garden in zone 5a |
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OT English System vs Imperial System of Measure
"Nad R" wrote in message
... "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Nad R" wrote in message ... "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Nad R" wrote in message ... "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote: "Nad R" wrote in message Enjoy Life... Nad R Garden in zone 5a All postings uses the American System of Measures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...ustomary_units LOL. So it's NOT called an 'English' system. "American system", "US system", "UK system", "imperial system", "Metric System" almost every country has a measurement system with minor differences. There is even an "Australian System". Is there? The only measurements that I know of that are used in Australia are the standard international ones. Do you have a cite? http://www.measurement.gov.au/measur...s/default.aspx Did you actually read the cite? Your reference to there being an "Australian System" of measurement is not supported by anything on that site. In fact just the reverse. The Australian Government Legislation states quite specifically that Australia uses 'the International system of Units'. As a nation, I'm sure we'd like to think we can punch above our weight but I don't know any Aussie who'd be so arrogant as to claim that an 'International system' is an Australian one. I find the terms are mostly semantics. Like the Term "American System" is mostly the "English System". Perhaps you could correct Wikipedia's entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...ustomary_units It does seem incorrect, a European must have wrote it. Well here's your chance to make it make even less sense than it does now. |
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