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|  Bertel Lund Hansen to All  |
|  Re: OT: Converting miles/km  |
|  25 Sep 24 10:37:42  |
 XPost: alt.usage.english From: rundtosset@lundhansen.dk lar3ryca wrote: >>>> 50 km = 30 mi >>>> 80 km = 50 mi >>>> 110 km = 70 mi (2 km too much) >>>> 130 km = 80 mi >>> >>> 'mi' should be 'MPH'. >> >> No. km ~ mi > > Definitely not. A kilometre is not a speed, and a mile is not a speed. Really? What a surprise. I haven't said that they were. I showed conversion between two length units. The intelligent reader would then immediately know that the same conversion can be use by speeds. -- Bertel Kolt, Denmark --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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