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 > > -- Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Phone (432)528-7724 www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
