In SI, the "letter" K (for kelvin) is not really a letter but a symbol. Spanish keyboards have K on them, so it should be much less a problem for Spaniards than the euro symbol is for me!
> From: Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:09:22 +0000 > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:35625] Letter K RE: RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up > > Sirs: >> Spanish has no letter K..... > When Le Systeme Internationale d'Unites (SI - is made mandatory for use by > ALL nations), I wonder what is the issue - Spanish has no letter K.... I am > sure 'every SCRIPT' can be transformed to spoken dialect e.g Hindi has > 'k,ka...; urdu has 'kaf, kaaf etc.' > Regards, > Brij Bhushan Vij > (Sunday, Kali 5106-W39-00)/D-010(Tuesday, 2006 January 10H15:13(decimal) ET > Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda > Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 > Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 > (365th day of Year is World Day) > ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendar****** > 2108 Henry Court, MAHWAH NJ 07430 (USA) > Telephone: +001(201)684-0191 > > >> From: Scott Hudnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >> Subject: [USMA:35623] RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up >> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:01:31 -0800 >> >> Spanish has no letter K, except in words borrowed from other languages, >> like >> kilómetro (symbol km). >> >> >> -- >> Scott Hudnall >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Stephen Humphreys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:29:30 +0000 >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >> Subject: [USMA:35613] RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up >> >> How would you make all countries spell it the same? >> For example, in Welsh (and I think in Italian?) there is no concept of the >> letter 'k' - so how does that work? >> >> >>> From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [USMA:35606] RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up >>> Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:35:01 +0000 >>> >>> 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 >>> (Friday, Kali 5106-W38-05)/D-008(Sunday, 2006 January 08H14:58(decimal) >> ET >>> Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda >>> Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 >>> Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 >>> (365th day of Year is World Day) >>> ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendar****** >>> 2108 Henry Court, MAHWAH NJ 07430 (USA) >>> Telephone: +001(201)684-0191 >>> >>> >>>> From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [USMA:35599] RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up >>>> Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 23:38:24 +0100 >>>> >>>> The words "Litre" and "metre" do not have an international spelling, >> even >>>> less so the prefix "kilo". The Dutch and the Germans write "meter", the >>>> Greeks write "metros" (mu, epsilon, tau, rho, omicron, sigma) while the >>>> prefix "kilo", become "chillo" in Italian, and Quilo in Portuguese. >>>> However, the symbol "km" is universal but symbol for the litre is the >>>> subject of an on-going debate within the GCPM. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:45 PM >>>> Subject: [USMA:35592] RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up >>>> >>>> >>>>> Fraser, Gregory Peterson & friends: >>>>> Half the 'Metrication' battle would automatically won if US adopts >> the >>>>> international SI-spellings for 'Litre & Metre'. Teaching to new >>>> generations >>>>> shall automatically follow. >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Brij Bhushan Vij >>>> >>> >> >> >> << image.jpg >> >
