I offer a slight change in topic from the message to which I am replying. I'm sure that during the times I was away from the list discussion has occurred about millilitres versus the continued use of the term cubic centimetres. I feel that I have observed that people in the U.S., motorcyclists and medical, seem to find it hard to change their use from cc to mL. Does anyone else notice this? If so, I wonder if the same occurs in other English speaking countries who have changed or are trying to change.
Norm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 09:17 Subject: [USMA:26111] Re: WV vending company Bill Potts wrote: >It's a synonym of an SI unit (cubic decimeter). >(To avoid acrimonious acronymious arguments, note that I'm >knowingly stretching the meaning of synonym, I know what you mean. The BIPM describes it as a 'special name' for a cubic decimetre. The term 'special name' is used widely in SI. >Even the most hard-line SI-advocating cook is not going to revert >from milliliters to cubic centimeters for liquid measure. >And so on. The duality of units does crop up from time to time. For example, our recent conversation about utilities revealed that Australia measures water in kilolitres and UK in cubic metres. Discussions about cars and motorbikes switch between cubic centimetres and litres, rather than ml and litres. See also: http://edinburghoutdoors.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=31 >With respect to persuading others of the simplicity of the modern >metric system (SI), I'm prepared to lie a little about "liter," rather >than confusing the issue. A fair point.
