The SI conventions, its symbols and definitions are uniform and language
independent. That is the basis on which the international system is founded.
Those involved would feel (I'm sure) that any attempt to go beyond that
would create unnecessary division with little prospect of reaching a
universal agreement.
SI si good, it works. Don't take your eye off the ball.
Phil Hall
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I don't see how it would be possible to have a standard spelling for all
countries when not all countries even use the Latin alphabet.
Now, I would be all for standardization within a language so that all
English speaking people use meter or metre but not both.
Richard
In a message dated 2006-01-08 14:42:14 Eastern Standard Time,
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Vliestra, sir:
.....an on-going debate within the GCPM.
This situation has continued and is *unfortunate* if it is to continue.
It
is therefore for CGPM to make it felt that *aims & ambitions of Le
Systeme
Internationale d'Unites* shall remain un-realised unless a directive were
issed that ALL countries adopted the same spellings - irrespective of
regional dialect/pronounciation.
It is a START that need be made to make SI acceptable by all.
Regards,
Brij Bhushan Vij
