>The only one that comes out even is ounce -> gram. Gallon -> liter? And most of the extra syllables are because SI uses prefixes, instead of inventing comple

>The only one that comes out even is ounce -> gram. Gallon -> liter? And most of the extra syllables are because SI uses prefixes, instead of inventing completely different units. I think the verbosity is justified by enhanced understandability.