On Mon, 2005-27-06 at 00:27 +0100, Jane Williams wrote:
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> But no, units that even exist over thousands rather than hundreds of years,
> much less exist unchanged, are rare even in Britain. I know we like to tease
> the Yanks about how you think 100 years is a long time, but there are limits
> even for us :)
>
Yeah, I've always loved that difference between North America and
Europe. (500 years is a long time in the first, and 500 km is a long way
in the second.) *grin*
LC