[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
...The CGPM could invent special short names and symbols for the
square meter and cubic meter, as they have done for many other derived
units. The names quad (q) for m2 and vol (v) for m3 have been suggested...
Sorry, I can't go along with that one, only because It'll create two metric
factions —
are-litre "traditionalists" and quad-vol "upstarts." Not only will this
weaken our efforts, but send us down the road to almost ifp-style chaos. I
would just as soon accept "milliters/millilitres", "hectares" and "decibels",
at least for everyday people, and not try to contrive "Metric 2.0" before the
real thing has taken root in the English-speaking world.
Randi
Philly Metro
