That's an outrageous generalization, based on a stereotype. In any case, what do you mean by "black people?" Just "African Americans" or all black people, of which black Americans are a tiny minority?
There is something called "Black English." Perhaps you were referring to that. Its use (U.S. only) tends to be confined to the inner city. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of kilopascal Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 17:33 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:18497] Re: Whatever happened to centigrade?? 2002-03-02 Black people would say kelvin, singular and plural. They seem to have an aversion to pronouncing the "s" on the ends of words. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-03-02 15:52 Subject: [USMA:18488] Re: Whatever happened to centigrade?? > Ezra Steinberg wrote: > > > > Gene: > > > > I thought the correct terminology was "kelvins" in the plural. Can you tell > > me if that's correct? > > Yes, unit names in English form plurals in the usual grammatical > manner, so it's 273.15 kelvins. An argument that goes nowhere except to > point out that opinions differ is whether one would say 0.1 kelvin or > 0.1 kelvins. Since that argument goes nowhere, let's not argue about > that. Style guides differ and are available for the purists. > > Jim > > -- > Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" > James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ > 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789 >
