On 02/05/2008, at 4:17 PM, Ed Kummel wrote:
> Interesting to see that according to this map, Australia has gone
> metric!
I started school in Australia in 1974. We were never taught any
Imperial measurements.
Of course, most of my generation learned some from our parents, and a
4x2 is still a 4x2 when I talk to my Dad, rather than the 92x42
(dressed) I buy at the store.
d
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