Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16334 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2002 06:44:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by exhibition.plus.net with SMTP; 25 Feb 2002 06:44:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 9033 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2002 06:44:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 25 Feb 2002 06:44:21 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16fGLA-0001Dg-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:18:32 +0000 Received: from carbon.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.92]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16fGL9-0001Db-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2002 08:18:31 +0000 Received: from host213-122-102-214.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([213.122.102.214] helo=dave) by carbon.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #8) id 16fEoH-0007Kf-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 25 Feb 2002 06:40:30 +0000 Message-ID: <000401c1bdc7$7ce1d100$d6667ad5@dave> From: "Dave Sergeant" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020224133138.009f8e50@POP3.freeler.nl> Subject: LF: Re: Spelling of units Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:07:47 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: PA0SE wrote: >In our country units that are derived from the names of scientists are written with a lower case letter; for instance volt, >ampère, watt, etc.; not Volt, Ampère, Watt. When abbreviated we use a capital letter, so V, A, W etc. We also write "5 >ohm, not 5 Ohms" (no plural). And we insert a space between the number and the unit: "3 V and not 3V". >I wonder what the rules are in other countries, inside [including the UK :-)] and outside Europe because I see a lot of >variations in spelling of units on the reflector. I think the answer, in the UK at least, is that there is no formal rules and we see all variations of capitals, small letters etc with no consistency at all. I do try however to use capital M for mega and lower case m for milli, if only others would do the same. 73s Dave G3YMC dsergeant@iee.org dsergeant@btinternet.com http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk