Pat Naughtin wrote "I have never heard of an abbreviation for centimetres."
Just like km is for kilometer, cm is for centimeter. I believe abbreviations are used worldwide. Thats 1 of the advantages of SI. Madan Dear Jim and All, Building workers in Australia refer to 'mils' for millimetres quite regularly; that is if they use a unit at all. Usually on a building site you don't need to refer to a unit as all drawings and dimensions are in millimetres so you can simply use the numbers of millimetres without any potential for confusion. I have never heard of an abbreviation for centimetres. Maybe this is because the obvious potential abbreviation, cents, has already been used for centidollars. Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist - United States Metric Association ASM - Accredited Speaking Member - National Speakers Association of Australia Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers -- on 2002/03/16 09.41, Jim Elwell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 02:38 PM 3 March 2002 -0800, Madan wrote: >> As for 'inch' vs 'centimeter', people are free to use >> 'cm' instead which is much shorter and also universal. > > Those who live in all-metric countries: have people come up with a verbal > shorthand for saying "centimeter" or for saying "milliliter"? (Similar to > "kilo" for kilogram.) > > Jim Elwell > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/