Scott Claus wrote in USMA 12431: >Actually I think a pound can be mass or weight. If you need to be specific >you should say "pound mass" (lbm = 0.454 kg) or "pound force" (lbf = 4.45 >N). Now don't confuse pound force with a poundal (=0.138 N). Pound as a unit of weight is vernacular. Pound as a unit of mass is scientific jargon. Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
