While this 'totally' unofficial but a point to ponder!
"If a NEW name is designated to Kilogram, like what was done to change 'cgs' to MKS units' while representing distances between commercial and higher order transactions - the disatnce between TOWNS; I feel the confusion could be reduced".
The milli-U (U=New Unit) could then mean the present *gramme (g)*.
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From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:23962] Re: tonne = megagram Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:19:57 +0800Pat said: | Dear Terry and All, | | I agree that megagram, and its SI symbol Mg, is preferable to tonne. | | Cheers, | | Pat Naughtin CAMS | Geelong, Australia | | on 2002-12-12 09.34, Terry Simpson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | > All the confusion about spelling, pronunciation and ambiguity with | > non-metric units would be avoided if people tried to make more use of | > the word megagram rather than tonne. Yes, megagram is technically correct, but commercially 'tonne' sounds heavier and more realistic, as on the back of the Ford pickup I showed. People would have a hard time visualising a million grams, just as we wince every time a US documentary narrator on TV says 'a million pounds of thrust' or 'a 5000-foot runway' - it means absolutely nothing to nearly everybody. Best regards and Seasons Greetings Mike
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