Vliestra, sir:
.....an on-going debate within the GCPM.
This situation has continued and is *unfortunate* if it is to continue. It
is therefore for CGPM to make it felt that *aims & ambitions of Le Systeme
Internationale d'Unites* shall remain un-realised unless a directive were
issed that ALL countries adopted the same spellings - irrespective of
regional dialect/pronounciation.
It is a START that need be made to make SI acceptable by all.
Regards,
Brij Bhushan Vij
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From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:35599] RE: Fw: 365 days What's Up
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 23:38:24 +0100
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
