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Should We Use The Metric System Essay

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We in California, are used to measuring with Inches and Feet, as opposed to Meters. In fact, there are only three countries in America still using the English Imperial System (United States, Liberia, and Burma all use the Imperial System). I personally believe that we in the US should be using the metric system as well!
For beginning my argument of why we should use the metric system as opposed to the English Imperial system, the metric system is more universally used. As states above, there are only three countries that still use the English measurement system - therefore we are falling behind! It also has fewer numeric anomalies, like the difference between inches, yards, and feet. There isn’t as much to remember, and it’s easier to learn …show more content…

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