Hmm... well, I have a stance that's not widely accepted, but I think it would end the argument should it happen. English as a language is dead. It was in use back in Shakespeare's days. It has morphed enough from this in both the UK and the US, that to me, the language spoken here is American, and over there is British. It recognizes that both have their different subtleties, especially on the different words. (Like, what is this 'loo' thing?)
But metric, yeah, I wish we would switch over to it. As someone who's versed in both systems, I so much prefer the metric system, since it's always 10 units to the next unit. (Even if you pretty much never hear the word decagram.) Versus having to remember 16 ounces to the pound (and 2000 lb to the ton), or 16 ounces to a pint (and 8 pints to the gallon). But... a pound isn't a pint, either! Damned fluid ounces versus weight ounces!
-dunno001
-On a quest for the truly perfect game; I don't think it exists...
