[Wikipedia-l] Re: Metric v. US

[Jimmy Wales]

Brion Vibber wrote:
> As long as you don't read that rapper Eminem made his Hollywood debut in
> "12.872 Kilometer", or that the United Kingdom has elected once again to
> stay out of the Euro, sticking with the 0.454 kilogramme sterling...

Well, to be fair, it has been suggested that we would include a means
to indicate precision, so we would instead read that Eminem made his
Hollywood debut in "Nearly 13 Kilometer".

;-)

--Jimbo