The solution to all this is very simple - we keep the mile, foot, pint, pound etc (measurements in the main relating to the human body which we're all very happy with thank you) but divide them by ten - ten inches to the foot not twelve etc etc. We then have a 'metric' system linked to a <i>meaningful</i> system of measurement.
This is a fascinating subject and I'm on the verge of talking about the mo... but might need a mo or two more to finish the bottle of Aspall's organic Suffolk cyder (est. 1728) that I've just cracked open :-)
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