Re: alfa-digest V7 #883

[GLewis4457@domain.elided]

In a message dated 7/13/99 4:15:24 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> Someone told me that the metric system is being adopted in the US is that
>  correct ???.

Kicking and screaming...Bubba Joe Bob here just can't seem to figure out how 
to multiply and divide by 10, i.e. by moving the decimal point.  That's OK, 
he can't do it the other way either.  He gets thoroughly confused by kilo, 
milli, deci, centi, etc...  On top of that...it's furrin'

Jerry in Houston

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