2002-03-200 Madan,
You have to excuse Bill today. He is having a series of Brain farts. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "M R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2002-03-20 18:27 Subject: [USMA:18945] Fwd: RE: Fwd: RE: Short unit names > Hi Bill > > When we write, we write it as km/l, but when we speak > we cannot say 'k','m','slash','l', but only > 'k','m','p','l'. > > Please correct me if I am wrong. > > I think we have a slight communication gap or I am not > communicating properly. > > Indeed, I am committed to SI. > > Madan > > --- Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [USMA:18938] RE: Fwd: RE: Short unit names > > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:46:15 -0800 > > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Marcus: > > > > What is wrong is that this list server is for > > proponents of SI. Madan is, as > > far as I know, a proponent of SI. > > > > kmpl is not SI. What's the use of having a > > universal, language-independent > > symbol for "per" if those of us who support it are > > not going to use it? > > > > Abbreviations such as mpg and hp fall outside the > > scope of SI, so they're > > not really relevant to the discussion. > > > > Bill Potts, CMS > > Roseville, CA > > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of M R > > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 12:49 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:18937] RE: Fwd: RE: Short unit names > > > > > > Hi Bill > > > > In 'kmpl', 2 symbols 'km' and 'l' are universal > > symbols of SI and only the letter 'p' (substituting > > '/') is not universal. So what is wrong in saying > > kmpl. > > > > I believe lot of people in USA also say mpg, hp, etc > > instead of full wording. > > > > There are lot of symbols/abbreviations/shortened > > words > > used commonly in our daily life like > > UK - United Kingdom > > Gas - Gasolene > > LPG - Liqiuefied Petroleum Gas > > TV - Television, > > etc > > > > Madan > > > > > > --- Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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] > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage > > http://sports.yahoo.com/ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� > http://movies.yahoo.com/ >
