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Re: Abbreviation of Nautical Mile
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 20:44 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 20:44 -0400
I sure laughed out loud at Carl's post. What do they use in Bowditch? On Jun 7, 2005, at 11:33 AM, Dave Weilacher wrote: > This brings to mind one of my favorite sayings > > "Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing" > > Do you suppose Carls point could have been made with humour instead of > personal assualt? Or perhaps humour was intended. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Herzog> Sent: Jun 7, 2005 11:22 AM > To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM > Subject: Re: Abbreviation of Nautical Mile > > Dan Allen wrote: > >> nm is common but unfortunately also means nanometer, so I like using >> nmi as it cannot be mistaken for another unit. >> >> Dan >> > I had to look up the definition of a nanometer, a billionth of a meter. > From a practical standpoint, it occurs to me that anyone likely to > mistake the two in a given context probably shouldn't be on the water > in > the first place. > > Carl > > > Dave Weilacher > .IBM AS400 RPG contract programmer > .USCG Master lic. 100 ton > .ASA Sailing Instructor Evaluator >