From: "John Beamish" 

Metric does have "phrasing" drawbacks.

In metric, I could say to Ellen "I love you 3.523907 dekalitres and
88.097675 decilitres" but "a bushel and a peck" has a nicer
rhythm (and a pun).


"Geo."  wrote in message
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> "Hrvoje Mesing"  wrote in message
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> ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. (I don't know the metric
> version but the idea is the same)
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> Geo.
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