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Re: observations from "down under" From: Bernard Cristalli (bcrist@club-internet.fr) Mon Jun 9 11:07:51 1997 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: David Hunter: "observations from down under" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: observations from "down under"" Next in thread: Catalin Popescu: "Re: observations from "down under"" Reply: Catalin Popescu: "Re: observations from "down under"" Reply: Catalin Popescu: "Re: observations from "down under"" DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote: > > You know, I've wondered about WHERE that came from, "sahn-tah-meter" instead > of "sen-te-meter". It is vaguely French sounding, and I thought maybe we > cajuns down here in Louisiana were the only ones doing it. However, it's > obviously a bit more generalized than that. Where the hell DID it come from? > -- It really comes from the french centimètre. The one hundredth (hundred = cent) of a mètre. It comes from the french revolution when they decided to wipe out all the old rubbish that were feet and inches and pounds ASO. If my memory is good a meter is supposed to be the 40.000.000th of earth circonference. -- Bernard Cristalli MD CNGOF Paris - France http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm Next message: David Hunter: "observations from down under" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: observations from "down under"" Next in thread: Catalin Popescu: "Re: observations from "down under"" Reply: Catalin Popescu: "Re: observations from "down under"" Reply: Catalin Popescu: "Re: observations from "down under""

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