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bellinghman) wrote2007-02-16 02:03 pm
bellinghman) wrote2007-02-16 02:03 pm
Inappropriate use of conversion
From this article
Better in such a case to list it as 200 yards (200m).
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oldbloke suggests "about a furlong", which has the double advantages of implying less actual accuracy, and of being little more than 0.5% different from the metric distance.
The departure terminal was evacuated and a 656ft (200m) cordon put in place as a precautionary measure.Err, did the police really measure the distance out to the nearest foot? I think not.
Better in such a case to list it as 200 yards (200m).
EDIT:
oldbloke suggests "about a furlong", which has the double advantages of implying less actual accuracy, and of being little more than 0.5% different from the metric distance.