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Date:      Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:37:21 -0700
From:      Chad David <davidc@acns.ab.ca>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Jens Schweikhardt <schweikh@schweikhardt.net>, Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>, Matt Dillon <dillon@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Abbreviating units (was: cvs commit: src/sys/isa sio.c)
Message-ID:  <20020106173721.A3043@colnta.acns.ab.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20020107105949.H45844@wantadilla.lemis.com>; from grog@FreeBSD.org on Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 10:59:49AM %2B1030
References:  <200201060458.g064w9626629@freefall.freebsd.org> <200201060550.g065oGn35131@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> <20020106152104.A4955@schweikhardt.net> <20020107105949.H45844@wantadilla.lemis.com>

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On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 10:59:49AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
> 
> In Australia, they use "L" to represent litres.  The Commonwealth
> Style Guide claims that this is the correct international
> abbreviation.  I don't know anywhere else where it's a capital, but
> that doesn't mean it's wrong this way (just looks it :-).  Can anybody
> confirm or deny?

I've always written 'L' for litres, and my milk says 4L
(the container beside it say 475mL) if that means anything :).

-- 
Chad David        davidc@acns.ab.ca
ACNS Inc.         Calgary, Alberta Canada

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