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Naive, irrelevant question. Is kph the correct way to signal "kilometers per hour" in English? I think I have seen this before in videogames maybe. Is it an US

Naive, irrelevant question. Is kph the correct way to signal "kilometers per hour" in English? I think I have seen this before in videogames maybe. Is it an US-only thing?

pgl 7y ago
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometres_per_hour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometres_per_hour, > Internationally, km/h is the most commonly used unit of speed on traffic signs and speedometers kph isn't incorrect, but it's not as commonly used.
cs02rm0 7y ago
It's pretty common in the UK, not as common as mph mind.
- Svip 7y ago
  That's a weird way to write kilometres per hour.
  - ceejayoz 7y ago
    kilometers per hour. Abbreviations using the first letter of each word are very, very common.
    - cs02rm0 7y ago
      Pretty sure they know that and it was a joke about mph.
rusticpenn 7y ago
I have seen kmph used a lot
Symbiote 7y ago
Either "kph" or "kmph" is a casual, sloppy, but common way, along with abbreviations like "gms" (grams) or "mts" (metres). None of these are unusual in the UK. The correct way is km/h, or (occasionally, for mathematicians or scientists) km·h⁻¹ or km h⁻¹.
- NickNameNick 7y ago
  I have never seen 'mts' used before, why would you, when 'm' is both more concise, and more correct? I may have seen 'gms', but I can't think when. I have seen kmph before, but not for several years. 'Kph' it's definitely current in spoken language, but increasingly rare in written form.
  - Symbiote 7y ago
    > I have never seen 'mts' used before, why would you, when 'm' is both more concise, and more correct? I don't know, but it's particularly common with construction materials. You can search "mts" and see many sites using the abbreviation.
    - imtringued 7y ago
      I don't get it. 'm' is already as short as it gets. Why invent your own short-hand?
Tor3 7y ago
"kph" makes no sense - kilos per hour? Offical SI notation is km/h, and IMO that's what should be used.
- timbit42 7y ago
  ...or kmph
robkop 7y ago
I'd say it's the most common way that it's said in Australia.
- chrismorgan 7y ago
  I’d call it moderately rare in Victoria.
anonfunction 7y ago
US uses mph for miles per hour, so it's natural to use kph.

Naive, irrelevant question. Is kph the correct way to signal "kilometers per hour" in English? I think I have seen this before in videogames maybe. Is it an US-only thing?

pgl 7y ago

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometres_per_hour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometres_per_hour, > Internationally, km/h is the most commonly used unit of speed on traffic signs and speedometers kph isn't incorrect, but it's not as commonly used.

cs02rm0 7y ago

It's pretty common in the UK, not as common as mph mind.

Svip 7y ago
That's a weird way to write kilometres per hour.
- ceejayoz 7y ago
  kilometers per hour. Abbreviations using the first letter of each word are very, very common.
  - cs02rm0 7y ago
    Pretty sure they know that and it was a joke about mph.

rusticpenn 7y ago

I have seen kmph used a lot

Symbiote 7y ago

Either "kph" or "kmph" is a casual, sloppy, but common way, along with abbreviations like "gms" (grams) or "mts" (metres). None of these are unusual in the UK. The correct way is km/h, or (occasionally, for mathematicians or scientists) km·h⁻¹ or km h⁻¹.

NickNameNick 7y ago
I have never seen 'mts' used before, why would you, when 'm' is both more concise, and more correct? I may have seen 'gms', but I can't think when. I have seen kmph before, but not for several years. 'Kph' it's definitely current in spoken language, but increasingly rare in written form.
- Symbiote 7y ago
  > I have never seen 'mts' used before, why would you, when 'm' is both more concise, and more correct? I don't know, but it's particularly common with construction materials. You can search "mts" and see many sites using the abbreviation.
  - imtringued 7y ago
    I don't get it. 'm' is already as short as it gets. Why invent your own short-hand?

Tor3 7y ago

"kph" makes no sense - kilos per hour? Offical SI notation is km/h, and IMO that's what should be used.

timbit42 7y ago
...or kmph

robkop 7y ago

I'd say it's the most common way that it's said in Australia.

chrismorgan 7y ago
I’d call it moderately rare in Victoria.

anonfunction 7y ago

US uses mph for miles per hour, so it's natural to use kph.