On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:46:02 -0500, Warp wrote:

> In the metric system it's very common to use the superscript power
> notation for squared and cubed units of length, such as "m^2" (m
> superscript 2, damn the limitations of ascii...) for square meters and
> "m^3" for cubic meters.
> 
>   How about imperial units. Can you write "square feet" as "ft^2" or
> something like that?

Sure, you can.  I find "Square feet" typically is written "sq. ft." 
though (or some variation like that)

Jim

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