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And lo on Fri, 23 May 2008 22:45:29 +0100, andrel
<a_l### [at] hotmail com> did spake, saying:
> Stephen wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 May 2008 15:40:07 +0100, "Phil Cook"
>> <phi### [at] nospamrocain freeserve co uk> wrote:
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>>> That's so we can have a meter that measures in metres and not get
>>> ourselves confused.
>> I've worked on meters that measured cubic metres. The spelling saves
>> confusion as you say.
>
> We don't have that distinction. That is one of the reasons that I try to
> convince people that the scales they use to measure their weight should
> be called kilometers. Up till now with very minor success.
[groan] :-) We'd probably hyphenate it though.
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Phil Cook
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