Posted by Toby Inkster on 09/28/05 10:11
Marc wrote:
> 500m - 500 meters
> 100C - 100 degrees centigrade
> 50km - 50 kilometers
> 10li - 10 liters
> 70mi - 70 miles
> 12oz - 12 ounces
Actually (for metric units anyway) it is standard to use a space between
the quantity and the unit. Also, the abbreviation for litres is a capital
"L", not "li". (Lowercase "l" is also common in many parts of the world,
and is also an accepted abbreviation.)
500 m
100 °C
50 km
10 L
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