[89448] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Arithmetic Using Units of Measure
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh)
Tue Sep 6 07:58:46 2011
From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 21:53:59 +1000
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HIq tlhutlhmeH povqu' pint ngaSbogh HIvje''e' net Sov. :) 'ach Hoch latlh
ghu'Daq tu'HomI'raHna' 'oH. naDev, AustraliaDaq, qaStaHvIS poH nI' pint
ngaS nIm bal HIq HIvje' je. ben law' litre lulo'choH nIm bal. DaH ratlh
pint HIq HIvje' neH. pup: 'Iq wa' litre muqbogh HIvje'... pepmeH 'ugh.
wo' tay'Daq, wo' tay' qo' ngo'Daq je, juvmeH pat ngo' (chaq juvmeH patqoq,
patna' 'oHbe'ba') lo'be'choHpu'. 'op DaqDaq lulo'taH 'op nuv, 'ach puS 'ej
reH puSqu'choH. taQ: Britain wo'Daq, {wo' juvmeH pat} lo'taH pagh!
SKI: In Australia pints measure only beer, and QeS finds it a historical
irony that none of the countries in the ex-British Empire now use the
Imperial system of weights and measures.
QeS 'utlh
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> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 20:04:46 -0400
> From: gaerfindel@hotmail.com
> To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
> Subject: Re: Arithmetic Using Units of Measure
>
> 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.
>
> ~quljIb
>
>
>
