there are quite a few places that are only partially metric (england, canada, hong kong, hell much of the old british empire/commonwealth), I think once the baby boom dies the generations who have grown up with it taught at a young age will be much less obstinate. If nothing else the multi-national corporations will demand it to ease their packaging and logistics.
So what kind of change in yourself are you trying to make by changing your language?
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Date: 2010-Feb-20, Saturday 07:17 pm (UTC)So what kind of change in yourself are you trying to make by changing your language?