Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay wrote:

> I don't ever recall seeing it written that way, but yes, it's common for 
> metric units.  I often see "sq. ft.", "sqft", and "cu. ft."  But I don't 
> ever remember seeing ft^2 (superscript).
> 
> I actually wonder if that would confuse.
> e.g.
> "The area is about 100 feet square"
> "100 square feet?"
> "No, that would be 10,000 square feet."
> 
> I just wonder if writing it as "100 ft^2" could possibly be (mis)interpreted 
> that way. 
> 
> 
Yes, that was what I was taught all those years ago 100 ft^2 = 10000 sq ft.

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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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