The words "Litre" and "metre" do not have an international spelling, even less so the prefix "kilo". The Dutch and the Germans write "meter", the Greeks write "metros" (mu, epsilon, tau, rho, omicron, sigma) while the prefix "kilo", become "chillo" in Italian, and Quilo in Portuguese. However, the symbol "km" is universal but symbol for the litre is the subject of an on-going debate within the GCPM.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:45 PM Subject: [USMA:35592] RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up > Fraser, Gregory Peterson & friends: > Half the 'Metrication' battle would automatically won if US adopts the > international SI-spellings for 'Litre & Metre'. Teaching to new generations > shall automatically follow. > Regards, > Brij Bhushan Vij
