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Re: question about the metric system
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Fri, 3 May 2002 00:49:08 GMT
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Pedro Silva wrote:
> Well, here's a tough one...
> In Portugal we use the word "quilometragem" (or "kilometrage", if you
> prefer), when referring to cars and trains; for ships and aircrafts the use
> of the Imperial Measures is standard, so the word "Mileage" applies.
> Some examples:
> "My car now has a kilometrage of 10000"; "I need a mileage of 10000 to get a
> free airplane ticket"
Thanks for the info. So in the last example is used in the context of
frequent flier miles?
> Forgive my curiosity, but why did you ask? Would you by chance have suddenly
> found the advantages of the decimal system, comparing to the Imperial? ;-)
well, as a scientist i'm well informed of the inherent goodness and
usability of the metric system-- I use it more frequently than the
imperial system I grew up with. I actually got called anto-american a
few weeks ago when someone stopped me while i walking down the sidewalk
and asked me directions somewhere and I said it's about a kilometer down
the road. ;)
Now only if I could convince my Saturn dealer to switch the odometer in
the car over to metric...
-c
ps. it is 10 times better as well!
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| (...) Absolutely. They didn't even bother to translate "Frequent flier", since they assume most portuguese frequent passengers are familiar with the english language. And they are not wrong... :-) (A quick note: noone here actually says "milhagem", (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Oh brother. Anti-american might be a bit strong, but a surprised reaction isn't unexpected. If someone asked you how tall you are and you said "I'm 1.6 ells," you'd get a weird look, too. Dave! (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Well, here's a tough one... In Portugal we use the word "quilometragem" (or "kilometrage", if you prefer), when referring to cars and trains; for ships and aircrafts the use of the Imperial Measures is standard, so the word "Mileage" applies. (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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