George Herbert wrote:
I just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Capote#In Cold Blood
Apparently some time ago, someone added a metric conversion (4 km^2) to the term "1,000 acres" in the quoted New York Times article.
That's a direct historical quote - is an in-line metric units conversion appropriate within the quote?
It seems to me like we shouldn't be doing that.
It's a questionable practice. It is in square brackets to show that it's an addition, but I think a footnote would be better in this case. Why too is it in km^2 instead of hectares?
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