29 May
2010
29 May
'10
1:55 a.m.
Chuck Guzis [cclist at sydex.com] wrote:
On 28 May 2010 at 17:44, Rich Alderson wrote:
No, we can cope with measuring distances in metres whilst simultaneously
reading both a gas meter and iambic pentameter. It's all good training
for working on engines (and computers) that are held together by
fasteners
whose dimensions are derived from various different systems :-)
Antonio
[1] Not to be confused with
"hexameter", which is 6 feet in a
measure. I could wax poetic about that.
Now, now, Rich, we have to respect our Canadian and UK list members'
sensitivites. That'd be "hexametre". :)