Ask them what their salaries are---often quoted in "k," although they wouldn't
actually say "kilodollars." But salaries in "k" are "kilo," or "thousands" of
dollars.


Quoting Paul Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 09:10:07PM -0700, Mike Millet wrote:
> > Interesting find Bob. The only thing I might wonder about is how many
> > Americans actually know how many meters are in a kilometer. Perhaps
> > all the track and field events and Olympics we've watched has somehow
> > drummed that one in :).
>
> In my experience, most will look at you blankly when asked how many
> meters in a kilo meter and you then have to ask what kilo means (which
> they all get) and then ask again.
>
> Paul
>
>


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