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]
>

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