Re: Kanji for 'ishi' (stone) can be pronounced 'koku'

Sean <sean@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2006-09-02 17:08:39 -0700, mtfester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:

Sean <sean@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2006-09-01 15:14:22 -0700, Phil Yff <phil.yff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

I guess gasoline is to expensive to buy by the gallon and the word has
fallen into disuse.

As far as I know, "gallon" is only in official use in one backwater
country. The rest of world has long since gone metric.

Lemmings, anyone?

It's a bit difficult to see your point.

Terribly, terribly sorry.

How 'bout; just 'cause everyone's doing it doesn't mean it's necessarily
a great idea?

Using a common, logical,
efficient measuring system is akin to rodents throwing themselves from
cliffs?

How is this measuring system more "logical, efficient"?

Actually, when it comes to rushing headlong towards disaster, that
gallon-using country would seem to take the prize.

Right. I'm certain that if that nation's economy sneezed, no other
nation's would catch pneumonia.

Mike
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