You are right, 20 km square is an error, Han
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen C. Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 3:59 PM Subject: [USMA:16637] RE: Metric in the news ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 14, 2001 02:12 Subject: [USMA:16636] RE: Metric in the news It is the same difference in English between 'square units' and 'units square'. An area kan measure 20 km2 (20 vierkante kilometer) or it can measure 20 km square (20 km in het vierkant). And the latter is 20 by 20 km! I don't know about other people, but I would be more prone to say "20 km squared" not square. I would say 20 square kilometres, though. (2 km x 10 km). Stephen
