Stephen Black wrote: > No, but I did have an editor change "body weight" to "body mass" > throughout. While I suspect that may be techically correct ( I > imagine Allen, given his boffin background, would know), it's > certainly not current usage. For example, imagine saying you went on > a diet to lose mass.
Technically speaking, I suppose you should say that you *reduce* (body) weight when you *lose* (body) mass. But outside of physics and engineering, who cares? Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.human-nature.com/esterson/index.html http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/articleprint.php?num=10 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
