I think some Canadians hold tight to Fahrenheit temperatures because it lets them say it’s been above zero for a month now. Converting temperature measures for Canadians, and when not to; it’s simperial — over on the Copyediting.com blog today.
It’s also the topic of today’s podcast. That and cooking measures.
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Is your everyday life simperial? What units of measure do you use? Leave your comments below, or join the discussion over on Twitter.
Mentioned in this episode:
The whole simperial series on Copyediting.com.
Previous podcast on simperial measures: weights and hard vs. soft conversions.
Spring cupcake photo by Ken’s Oven, used under CC BY-2.0 license.
