You're right Paul. When discussing money and other items, the dollar or
unit sign usually precedes the number with the k or M following the number
to substitute for the missing zeros. This is different from the SI
convention. k$ xxx.x. US would be more appropriate and consistent usage.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:31 AM
Subject: [USMA:37806] Re: Pro-metric article
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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