Brij: We've been through this one already.
GRAM would be totally unacceptable, for several reasons, including spoken ambiguity and being all caps. It would be a reprise of the old pre-SI calorie|Calorie|kilocalorie anomaly (where 1 Cal = 1 kcal). I know reality sucks, but it's all we've got. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of Brij Bhushan Vij >Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 14:07 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:24446] Renaming Metric Ton > > >It may not be a bad idea to rename 'tonne or metric ton' as 1000 GRAM (to >mean 1000 kg) and reconcile with other variants linking this or with its >*new name*. >Regards, >Brij B. Vij TIME: to think >Metric!<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ><And Calendar too> > >>From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [USMA:24440] RE: the U.S., etc. >>Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 12:39:47 -0500 >> >>Terry Simpson wrote in USMA 24438: >> >>Mike Joy wrote: >>> >UK FFU at least uses larger unit e.g. 'tons' or 'miles'. >>> >>>If you see the written word 'ton' in the UK, it will almost >certainly mean >>>1000 kg. I would be very surprised to see any other meaning intended >>>except >>>in historical references. >>> >>>I expect that many written instances of the word 'ton' in the US >also mean >>>1000 kg. >>> >>>The phrase 'metric ton' is in common usage in the US along with >colloquial >>>versions such as 'metric buttload'. This makes me think that many >>>Americans >>>are very familiar with this measure being used, and almost expect it, >>>regardless of whether the prefix 'metric' is applied. >> >> >>The ton in Canada is ordinarily 2000 pounds. There are 3 tons that are >>known here: >> short ton = 2000 lb. >> tonne or metric ton = 1000 kg >> long ton = 2240 lb. >>The long ton is not listed in our Weights and Measure Act. >>-- >>Joseph B. Reid >>17 Glebe Road West >>Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071 > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
