On Nov 9 , at 10:42 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> I wouldn't have minded the ML markings. Seriously, one cannot always assume
> that the typeface is not in all CAPITAL letters. Let's not freak out every
> time we see ML.
>
It doesn't matter whether or not "the typeface is in all CAPITAL letters". It
is still wrong to use incorrect SI symbols like "ML" for millilitres. It should
be "mL" or "ml". There are provisions for alternative symbols when the
equipment does not have the capability of printing lower case letters. But
that's not the same as using a typeface that is all capital letters. Just use a
different typeface; one that does include the lower case letters. (Even if the
rest of the text must be in the ALL CAPS typeface, the switch to a different
(lower case capable) typeface could easily be done for just the one symbol.
(see artificial example below*)
No one is freaking out. Encouraging people to use correct, internationally
recognized symbols is important enough to do. Doing it courteously and
non-confrontationally is helpful, but errors should not forever go unchallenged.
Regards,
Bill Hooper
*Example
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DANGER
OPERATION AT
A FLOW RATE OF
MORE THAN 150 mL/s
OR
UNDER A PRESSURE OF
MORE THAN 25 kPa
MAY RESULT IN A
VIOLENT EXPLOSION!
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