In the Netherlands we use: kilometer per uur (kilometers per hour), often erroneously abbreviated as km/u. Fuel economy is measured either in km/L or L/100 km. (Kilometer per liter or liter per 100 kilometer. No plurals in unit names). We do not use shortcuts in speech here, and in almost all other units matter in general. Of course we use symbols, correct and faulty ones in writing. Two shortcuts we DO use in writing and in speech are the (wrong) micron and the (wrong) cc. Of course, I do not use them personally.
Han Historian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis JOURDAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-03-21 07:06 Subject: [USMA:18955] Re: Fwd: RE: Fwd: RE: Short unit names At 15:33 -0800 02/03/20, M R wrote: Yes John This is what I meant Writing as "km/l & km/h" Speaking as "kay-emm-pee-ell & kay-emm-pee-h" I would like comments from people from Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, etc. I think the word for 'per' will be different in different languages. As far as French is concerned : km/l : never used (we use "l/100", standing for "litres aux cent", i.e. liters of fuel necessary to cover 100 km). km/h : officially "kilom�tres par heure". Colloquial : "kilom�tres � l'heure". None of them are abridged when speaking. Louis
