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Re: Smiley Faces!

David Dockstader says:

I think Doug has a good analogy with wt given in kg. If enough people use
terminology loosly, it becomes part of the language and all precision in
language is lost.


I believe that the US of A gummint officially sez that it's ok to
list the Net Wt. of canned goods etc. in kg.


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