[USMA:36321] Re: File attachments (we need a rule!)

[Bill Potts]

 That problem goes away if one follows recommended SI notation, where the delimiter is a space and the decimal point can be either a period or a comma.   In your example it would be 3 048 m (10 000 feet). Or, more probably, it would be 3050 m (about 10 000 feet). The precision you showed tends to be limited to the heights of terrestrial features (such as mountains, mountain passes, cities and towns) above sea level.   Three point five six meters (for example) is unambiguously expressed as either 3.56 m or 3,56 m. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:12 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:36320] Re: File attachments (we need a rule!) "Operating altitude To 3.048 meters (10,000 feet)" At just over 3 metres it would be unusable in any building upstairs! They could have been accounting for the fact that most metric countries use the decimal rather than a comma as a delimiter , but the US uses the comma. If it were in consistent format for it would most likely read 3.048 m (10.000 feet) or 3,048 m (10,000 feet) depending on the target country. It is confusing to say the least. They should have used a consistent format and not mixed them. -- Scott Hudnall San Francisco, CA USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ?