"5 degrees C" is not appropriate. The choice is between spelling it out
fully ("5 degrees Celsius") or using the SI symbol. In this context, the
capital C is only meaningful when preceded by the degree sign.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, January 29, 2003 16:30 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:24681] Re: Someone isn't paying attention at CNN > > >Hi Carl > >I checked it today (2003-01-29 @ 19:33) and it shows >'five degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) '. >They must have corrected it based on someone's alert. > >It will be better if they can write simply as >'5 degrees C' or better put the degree symbol. > >Madan > >--- Carl Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This just in from CNN: >> U.N. studies show that the Arctic ice has shrunk by >> about three percent a >> decade since the 1970s and that air temperatures >> have risen by about five >> degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past >> century. >> >> >http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/01/27/arctic.ice.reut/index.html >> >> It looks like global warming will be pretty >> catastrophic if you use >> Flintstone units! Maybe that's what wiped out the >> dinosaurs... >> >> Carl >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com >
