Yes, Swedes use non-SI units and non-SI symbols, too. The commonly used
symbol for "square meter" in real estate ads is kvm (kvadratmeter).
Occasionally I saw the correct symbol.
The teaspoon (tesked, tsk) is 5 mL and the tablespoon (matsked, msk) are
commonly seen in recipes. Americans seem to me to be the only people in
the world who eat with teaspoons (OK, maybe the Canadians and Brits do,
too). The Swedish matsked refers to food (mat) and the German Esslöffel
(EL) refers to eating (essen). I seem to recall that Italians also eat
with a tablespoon.
I was told that a Swedish motorist will refer to a driving distance of
120 km as 12 miles, the Swedish mile being 10 000 meters. They know what
kilometers are, but habits are habits. Right?
Oh, spelled out units names in Swedish hardly ever take a plural form,
no matter what the number is.
Jim
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James R. Frysinger
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Doyle, TN 38559-3030
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