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Re: question about the metric system
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 2 May 2002 22:56:39 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...
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> 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?
Well, here's a tough one...
In Portugal we use the word "quilometragem" (or "kilometrage", if you
prefer), when referring to cars and trains; for ships and aircrafts the use
of the Imperial Measures is standard, so the word "Mileage" applies.
Some examples:
"My car now has a kilometrage of 10000"; "I need a mileage of 10000 to get a
free airplane ticket"
I believe the word exists in some other countries too, like Spain and
France; but I really don't know if it exists in *any* english speaking nation.
Forgive my curiosity, but why did you ask? Would you by chance have suddenly
found the advantages of the decimal system, comparing to the Imperial? ;-)
Pedro
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| (...) Thanks for the info. So in the last example is used in the context of frequent flier miles? (...) well, as a scientist i'm well informed of the inherent goodness and usability of the metric system-- I use it more frequently than the imperial (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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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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