This is what I wrote in USMA 19026: "The Germans will write km/h, and they sometimes say 'kah em ha', they leave out the 'pro' in the *short form*; they say *in full* Kilometer pro Stunde. I have heard and seen it on German TV."
No mention of Kilometer-Stunde, Han Historian of Dutch metrication, The Netherlands ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Aubrecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-03-25 14:59 Subject: [USMA:19053] German km/h Hi, The most common expression is Stundenkilometer and, less often, Kilometer pro Stunde for km/h. I never heard or used Kilometer-Stunde, as was suggested by the Dutch gentleman, but I lived in southern Germany. Yours, Gordon Aubrecht Professor of Physics OSU Physics (614) 292-2574, FAX (614) 292-7557 Marion Campus (740) 389-6786, ext. 6250, FAX (614) 292-5817 check out my web sites through my home page http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~aubrecht Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it. --Richard Feynman.
