: Re: 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

To add to the existing answers, if you're worried about the effect your choice of units will have on the reader, I might recommend avoiding it completely.

Since

I'm using it simply just to convey to the reader "the car was going super fast"

consider an alternative such as

The car was travelling at twice the speed limit.

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