Re: K'lommiters

Michael Alexander (malex@bigfoot.com)
22 Aug 1997 01:33:28 GMT

> Does it really matter? From many years, mph was used instead of m/h.
> Then we have mpg instead of m/g. English is an evolving language. If
> you don't like it, learn Latin!!!

But the point is that SI was designed to remove ambiguities. The "p" in kph
has another meaning officially assigned to it (i.e. pico) whereas in the
imperial days, the "p" did not have this other meaning. Therefore it is OK
to use it in that sense. Anyway, SI is not English :-)

Regards,

Mike Alexander
(malex@bigfoot.com)