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Thread: Millimetres vs Millimeters
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24th December 2007, 07:26 PM #31Do nothing, stay ahead
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24th December 2007, 07:43 PM #32.
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No, I wasn't but we research, collect and monitor the history of these sorts of things - our archive in the US is extensive and very interesting for those that are chemically inclined. Our committee/commission has been going for more than 100 years - I joined 16 years ago and currently we're working with IUPAP on naming element number 112. We are part of a larger group of scientists that define terms and evaluate and decide on the accepted values of the many constants used in physical science - sort of like scientific housekeeping!
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24th December 2007, 08:31 PM #33
See what you started Blocklayer three pages of drivel and you still haven't got a decent or sensible answer to your quandary.
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24th December 2007, 08:43 PM #34
Yeah, it sort of ended up in chemistry.
But hey, I'm starting to understand what happened to the Mars Orbiter http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric.02/
From whats been said in this thread it doesn't look like their next attempt is gunna work either.
Does the Chinese Space Program use Imperial?
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24th December 2007, 09:02 PM #35Novice
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Yeah, And on a similar vane, what about the people who describe the measurements of their projects in centimetres!!or is it centimeters?
To me centremetres is a unit of measure used by dress makers!!, we use Millimetres.
Its like trained amateur radio operators using the type of CB jargon on the Amateur Bands like "Roger That" and "Back" when they really mean "Over" or "Go Ahead"
Geeeez!!!Sometimes cutting and drilling fingers with skill
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24th December 2007, 09:15 PM #36
Having been exposed to both Australian and American English (?) my daughter is fully bi-lingual.
To somewhat paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, "England and America (and Australia) are two (three) countries separated by a common language.Rick
...often heard to say, "Honey, where are the bandaids?"
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24th December 2007, 09:36 PM #37.
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24th December 2007, 10:13 PM #38
Omigod! Here we go again. The spelling nazis are alive and well. Who cares how it's spelled (or spelt, if you must), as long as the meaning is clear? If an infant says, "Me gotta poo," you know what you have to do.
Just my guess: The "aluminium" ending conforms to all other metal element names, e.g. sodium, potassium, and such; but "aluminium" has 5 syllables, whereas all other elements except some of the rare earths and actinium series have a maximum of 4 syllables. Hence the usage of "aluminum" for more convenient pronunciation.
True story regarding local usages: A few years ago, one of our local news readers on the tube had two items to report; one occurred on "LA-fay-ETTE" street in Tallahassee; the other occurred in nearby "la-FAY-ette" county. Same news reader, same program(me), both items reported back-to-back IIRC. I expect the same thing would apply to items from KY-ro Egypt and KAY-ro Georgia.
[BTW, Merry Christmas to y'all.]
JoeLast edited by joe greiner; 24th December 2007 at 10:19 PM. Reason: [added]
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24th December 2007, 10:22 PM #39
I have to agree that a millimetre is a unit of measure and a millimeter could be a measuring instrument but the convention doesnt fit because to my knoweledge the only meter that is named after its unit of measurement is the voltmeter and that is only because the electrical force measured is refered to similarly to the units of measure....... ammeter doesnt quite make it.
The voltmeter is an aberation it real should be called a potentiometer.... but that is another thing...... that too is a miss named aberation.... probly named by americans
dose this qulaify as drivel
As to the quality of spoken english..... the best spoken english I have ever heard came out of the mouth of an old missionary educated islander lady I met fishing up north...... 30 seconds later see was speaking fluent and broad pidgeon......seems she is in the habit of turning on the "english" for white fellas
cheersAny thing with sharp teeth eats meat.
Most powertools have sharp teeth.
People are made of meat.
Abrasives can be just as dangerous as a blade.....and 10 times more painfull.
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24th December 2007, 11:53 PM #40
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25th December 2007, 07:48 AM #41rrich Guest
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25th December 2007, 08:15 AM #42
To Joe Greiner,
There is a reason for being accurate in spelling and that is that misspelling can totally alter meaning.
Often, and it occurs on this forum, someone says "I can't bare it" I'm rather glad they cannot.
On television here an ad for a program promised Grizzly Murders. That was something I couldn't bear.
In simplifying spelling I know Americans use nite instead of night, following Webster's Dictionary. But consider the difference between "rite" and "right"
Hope you see my point.
Jerry
Everybody is entitled to my opinion
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25th December 2007, 12:04 PM #43
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25th December 2007, 12:08 PM #44rrich Guest
What can I say... Yes, we do have our fair share of I/D ten ts. Most are 'Copy Writers' that write advertisements or create the names of products. e.g. Nite Light (puke) or Nite Lite (double puke)
I can recall spelling night as nite, only once. My teacher (6th grade I think) hit me on the knuckles with a ruler. (A third metre stick in OZ terms. ) I tried the Copy Writer excuse that there wasn't enough room on the line and promptly had the knuckles on the other hand hit.
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25th December 2007, 12:13 PM #45