Thread: Seriousness Decimal Currency in Britain
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Old 02-06-2011, 12:19 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
Not so much in reporting, but people do certainly speak to each other along those lines.

For example, if it's hot people will say something like, "Whew, it's hot, it must be 90 degrees!" (Fahrenheit). If it's cold, they'll say, "Brrr, it must be zero degrees today" (Celcius).
I think that's happening less today, though, than it did 10 years ago. 10 years ago I had no "feel" for temperatures in Celsius, having grown up with Fahrenheit, but now I do.
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