Jim Elwell wrote in USMA 20549: >I am not suggesting we substantially reduce what is already in the most >fundamental documents (IEEE/ASTM SI 10-1997 or BIPM's The International >System of Units," but am more convinced than ever that demanding exacting >compliance with less than truly fundamental aspects of measurement is not >just ineffective, it can be counterproductive.
I support Jim. I distinguish three levels of importance: 1) Get the numbers right. 2) Get the symbols right. 3) All the other rules such as a space between the number and its symbol; space instead of comma between triads of numbers; symbol but not name of unit after the number; a sentence must not begin with a number; the unit name must follow a number written out in letters; etc. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
