On 18/02/10 00:43, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* James Knott
[02-17-10 08:41]: Basil Chupin wrote:
The Americans have a lot to answer for..... :-) .
('Color' instead of 'colour'; 'harbor' instead of 'harbour'; 'ass' instead of 'arse'; and the list can go on..... :-) .)
At least they don't drive on the wrong side of the road! ;-)
or spell aluminum // aluminium
But they cannot get their measure of capacity correct! 1 gallon = 3.785 litres but the correct measure is 1 gallon = 4.546 litres (and without mentioning that they even cannot spell "litre" correctly :-) ) (No wonder the advertising blurb re fuel consumption for cars looks good!) BC -- The calendar's days are numbered! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org