At 09:04 AM 24 June 2002 -0700, Ma Be wrote: >Now, what happened here is perhaps the real crux of the question. Why is >it that these "professionals" (media people) seem to *notably* "not fall >in line" with other types of professionals, like scientists, for instance, >when it comes to writing SI units? And I'm not talking about "literary >stuff", Jim, since there simply cannot be any "literary" value in using >500ml instead of 500 ml, for instance... ;-)
I think some of you non-USA people need to address this question. Your countries have been metric for (in some cases) decades, and yet your companies put out products with "improper" metric labeling, and your media frequently use metric improperly. If you have a generation or two of people who have grown up with metric, who have (presumably) been taught proper metric usage in school, then why is there so much improper use of the metric system in these countries? And don't try to blame this one on the USA: having colloquial-labeled products "invade" your country does not magically translate to causing improper metric usage. Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
