On 13 Jun 2006 14:59:03 -0500, Dave wrote:

The kind that use quaint units like "inches" and "feet"--what used to be
called "English" measures until the Brits went over to the dark side g.

Exactly. I call it "US" because I think we are the last ones in the
world measuring things in inches. There was an attempt to introduce
the metric system back in the 70s as I recall but it was viewed as a
subversive plot in some circles.