[89443] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Arithmetic Using Units of Measure
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Stewart)
Mon Sep 5 23:13:12 2011
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:01:50 -0700
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca>
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At 17:04 05/09/2011, you wrote:
>On 9/5/2011 6:24 PM, Robyn Stewart wrote:
> > I was talking about normal everyday life in countries other than
> > Myanmar, Liberia, and whatever that other backwards Earth country is
> > that still uses body parts for measurements.
> >
> > - Qov
>Like the United States? Or England? They still use the old stone,
>pound, and ounce for weighing people, y'know, and the (Imperial) gallon
>and pint are still used.
jabbI'IDghomvaD DIvI' Hol neH lo'bogh QIn yIlabQo', tlhIngan Hol qelbe'chugh.
cha'maH vagh ben UK vIDab. naghmey lo' puS 'ach bImISDI' SIbI'
kilogrammey lo'. HIqvaD lurDech 'oH pint'e' 'ach pat lonpu'.
litremey, metremey, kilometremey lo'bej. nagh beQvaD "UK petrol
station" "UK speed limt" joq yIGoogle.
nIteb *SI* lajHa'taH USA, Myanmar, Liberia je. Ser 'ItlhvaD Sechmey
bIH nughvetlh'e', qar'a'?
SKI: Just those three.
- Qov
