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Approximately 0 English speakers use the long scale. Exactly 0 do in the US.
by xxpor 8y ago
Approximately 0 English speakers use the long scale. Exactly 0 do in the US.
- Rafert 8y agoYou're completely forgetting about non-native English speakers who use the long scale in their native language. They make mistakes or might even not be aware of the difference.
- xxpor 8y agoI wouldn't advocate using these abbreviations in a technical document that has safety implications, but in an S-1 it's fine. If you make a mistaken trade because you can't keep your scales straight I don't really have a lot of sympathy. If they don't know the difference in the first place they're not reading this document.
- fragmede 8y agoMetric is not universally known in the US, either, so the SI unit prefixes are also not universally known.