My own view is that, when we speak, we should speak clearly. Saying "kilometers per liter" involves only three extra syllables, relative to "kay em pee ell." The extra time taken to say it is a fairly small fraction of a second -- and there is no doubt as to what is meant.
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 15:27 To: U.S. Metric Association 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/
