Europeans can say what they want, but we use metric and standard interchangeably depending upon what suits us. For instance:
I have read Lord of the Rings and enjoyed it. But I have given up on Moby Dick several times.By way of background: I read War and Peace in high school.
I have given up on Lord of the Rings 3 times.
Our kids all had LOTR read to them before they were allowed to watch any of the movies. All enjoyed it.By way of background: I read War and Peace in high school.
I have given up on Lord of the Rings 3 times.
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True, but I enjoyed Dumas.
So did I.True, but I enjoyed Dumas.
Or anything written by Thoreau, but most especially WaldenOur kids all had LOTR read to them before they were allowed to watch any of the movies. All enjoyed it.
You want tough? Try "Bleak House" by Dickens or "Atlas Shrugged."
Wait until you mention something measured in degrees and someone asks if that is metric or standard degrees.Europeans can say what they want, but we use metric and standard interchangeably depending upon what suits us. For instance:
Metric-
Space travel
Medicine (of all sorts)
Vehicles made after 1979
Some commercial construction
Military everything...except uniforms
Standard-
Weather
Cooking
Old vehicles and tractors
Some commercial construction and residential
The fun weapons
Losers have to stick to a single system because they aren't intellectually agile.
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My dad gave me all 3 lord of the rings books,and told me after you can read these and tell me the story I will get you an Atari. He grilled me not just on the story,but the why of the characters actions. I did get an Atari. I was 10.By way of background: I read War and Peace in high school.
I have given up on Lord of the Rings 3 times.
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I read "The Hobbit" 2 or 3 times, and the LOTR trilogy probably 4 or 5 times. And I still enjoy the movies when they're shown on TV. I also read Tolkien's "The Silmarillion" which was published posthumously by his children I believe. Not that one was slow in the beginning. Like the Bible, there were a lot of "begats" at the beginning to set the stage so to speak.My dad gave me all 3 lord of the rings books,and told me after you can read these and tell me the story I will get you an Atari. He grilled me not just on the story,but the why of the characters actions. I did get an Atari. I was 10.
I read a lot. Burned through Atlas Shrugged and liked it. Have read all the LOTR as well, very well done.Our kids all had LOTR read to them before they were allowed to watch any of the movies. All enjoyed it.
You want tough? Try "Bleak House" by Dickens or "Atlas Shrugged."