beli
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For better or worse, English has become the language of the internet, and media in general. I often wonder if we need standards for terms of communication as well.
Differences that come to my mind:
* Metric measurement (eg kilos, centimetres, and celsius) in most of the world vs imperial measurement (stone, feet, and fahrenheit) in the USA
* Differences in numbering conventions eg a billion is a thousand million in the USA and a million million in Australia, etc. (Europe?)
* Dates displayed in Europe and Aus/NZ as dd/mm/yyyy, and in the USA as mm/dd/yyyy
* International paper size is A4 except for parts of the Americas where it is Legal or Letter. (I'm not sure which, my apologies)
Should we all use the same units of measurement to facilitate understanding?
If so, how do we choose which is to be the international standard?
Differences that come to my mind:
* Metric measurement (eg kilos, centimetres, and celsius) in most of the world vs imperial measurement (stone, feet, and fahrenheit) in the USA
* Differences in numbering conventions eg a billion is a thousand million in the USA and a million million in Australia, etc. (Europe?)
* Dates displayed in Europe and Aus/NZ as dd/mm/yyyy, and in the USA as mm/dd/yyyy
* International paper size is A4 except for parts of the Americas where it is Legal or Letter. (I'm not sure which, my apologies)
Should we all use the same units of measurement to facilitate understanding?
If so, how do we choose which is to be the international standard?
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