Norman Werling wrote in USMA 9432:

>I am not attempting to begin again the thread about whether to say height in
>meters or centimeters except to make the following comment.
>
>In my workbook on the subject shown, the �passeport� passport shows the
>�taille� height handwritten as �1 m 85�.  I cannot be certain if there is
>truly spacing before and after the m because it is handwritten.  I guess one
>would say it out loud as �un m�tre quatre-vingt-cinq� one meter eighty five.


Don't worry about the spaces; the correct SI form is 1.45 m.

My Ontario driving licence gives my height simply as "160".  Canadian
passports do not state height.

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