Re: SI units

[guntbert@asn-graz.ac.at (Guntbert Reiter)]

Rauber, Joel              Phys wrote on Thu, 26 Feb 1998 15:50
-0600 :

> Why does one have to fight the use of the word "kilo" instead of =
"kilogram",=20

> HG: Lets add "Why does one have to fight the use of "kilo" instead of
> "kilocycle"

> WN: A "kilo" of tomatoes might be a kilogram of tomatoes
> or 1000 tomatoes!

There's nothing to add! But I have to tell you why I used the
word "fight": I guess NOBODY in the whole german language area
ever went into a shop and asked for "1 Kilogramm =C4pfel", we ALL
ask for "1 Kilo =C4pfel". And then comes I and tells those poor
kids that "kilo" means 1000! :-))
Bye, bye
	Guntbert
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