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Re: question about the metric system
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Thu, 2 May 2002 20:36:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Christopher Tracey writes:
When I was down burning through the last of my grant money in the form
of a mileage reimbursement, I got to thinking...

What do people who live in nations where the metric system is used call
mileage?  For english speaking countries is there a word such as
"kilometerage"?  Is there a word that translates to this in other
langauges?  Is it just refered to as a travel reimbursement?

In Israel, (in Hebrew, of course), it's "Kilometrage"...

:)



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When I was down burning through the last of my grant money in the form of a mileage reimbursement, I got to thinking... What do people who live in nations where the metric system is used call mileage? For english speaking countries is there a word (...) (23 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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