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Q&A If I'm writing in US English, am I not allowed to use the metric system?

For example, can I say this if my book is written in US English (in non-dialog): The car was going at least 140 kilometers per hour! Or should I convert them to miles or what have you? It's ...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Klara Raškaj‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:27:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/34754
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Klara Raškaj‭ · 2019-12-08T08:27:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
For example, can I say this if my book is written in US English (in non-dialog):

> The car was going at least 140 kilometers per hour!

Or should I convert them to miles or what have you?

It's for a fiction novel that takes place in Italy. However, I'm using it simply just to convey to the reader "the car was going super fast" in a fancier way.

I'm self-publishing the book for the US/International market.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-02T16:58:46Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 45