-----Original Message----- From: Norman Werling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: February 22, 2002 22:06 Subject: [USMA:18358] Re: Inacurracy of the original metre unit!!
> >Now you may ask why I put the hyphen in kilo-metres and why I spelled metres >that way? > >I think that the U.S. may be making a big mistake which could be rectified >if corrected early. This list has probably gone all around on this before. >A meter would be a machine whereas the metre would be for measuring >distance. Two separate words spelled differently. > >Pronunciation could be enhanced by using the hyphen because how could one >pronounce kilo-metre as >"kil ohm e tre". One would have to exert himself to do so. Perhaps it >would eliminate the use of "kilo" for >kilo-gram too. >There seems to be little problem pronouncing milli- centi- deci- deka- >hecto- etc. >Why is there with kilo- ? I have offered a number of radio and TV journalists this device: When you are winding up to say kilometre(s), set your face as if you were going to say kilogram (or kilowatt) and, then, after saying the kilo part, finish with metre! Duncan > >I wonder if those two things would help? >Norm >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: 2002February22 19:39 >Subject: [USMA:18353] Inacurracy of the original metre unit!! >
