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Yes, it is still pretty common. I'm pragmatic and I don't
worry about it much. I'd much rather they measure in degrees
Centigrade than in Fahrenheit.
I think the symbols are more important than the words.I am
more concerned by improper uses that are likely to carry over into
improper symbolization. As examples, I would offer:
*The use of the micron for micrometer. This is likely to
carry over into the use of a standalone prefix.
*Mostly gone now, but when pico- was first introduced,
small value capacitances continued to be referred to as
micromicrofarads, rather than picofarads for many years.
I consider those more worthy of correction, but rarely
even bother to correct Centigrade.
--- On Mon, 12/14/09, Paul Trusten <[email protected]>
wrote:
From: Paul Trusten <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:46279] Celsius
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 10:51 AM
Celsius has been the official name for a commonly used SI-derived
temperature scale for 60 years. Yet, there seems to be some kind of
tacit agreement among people to continue to call it centigrade. I was
actually pleasantly surprised to hear a Discovery Channel voice call it
Celsius for once. People in my department call it centigrade no matter
how frequently I gently remind them. Do you have this problem? Does
this happen outside the U.S. ?
Paul Trusten
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