2002-03-20 When I was in Malaysia and Singapore, they called millimetres emm-emm.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2002-03-20 13:11 Subject: [USMA:18934] RE: Fwd: RE: Short unit names > Madan wrote: > "In India, they use kmpl (written as km/l) and kmph > (written as km/h) for mileage and speed and similarly > the mass is quoted in kg. They dont use expansions, > but only abbreviations/symbols. After all people > prefer shorter terms." > > I'm puzzled as to why you say "kmpl (written as km/h)" and "kmph (written as > km/h)." > > Why are you, yourself, using "kmpl" and "kmph?" These have no meaning > whatsoever in SI. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
