From: Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: October 19, 2001 20:36 Subject: [USMA:15721] Money and SI
>Dear Luke, > >on 2001/10/17 20.40, Luke Nicolaides at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> How many job adverts give the salary as £17k etc for £17,000? How many car >> adverts describe the car as 1999 20k, meaning it is a 1999 model with 20,000 >> miles? In SI, there is a neat solution - one that does not offend 'truth in advertising' and one which is as compact as can be. Instead of (say) 20,000 km, write (or say) 20 Mm. Duncan > >What a lovely question. I have long thought that the use of SI prefixes >would ease our muddled use of big numbers, and help gain support for SI from >the general public. > >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 >-- >
