XPost: sci.electronics.equipment   
   From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:01:01 +0100, Pimpom  wrote:   
      
   > On 7/12/2020 11:15 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 05:23:31 +0100, Cydrome Leader  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In sci.electronics.equipment Pimpom  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> My mechanical slide caliper has a resolution of 0.001 inch. This   
   >>>> means that it can display measurements with a precision of 1 mil,   
   >>>   
   >>> What if your caliper had a resolution of 1 mil +/- 3 counts on the last   
   >>> digit?   
   > .............   
   >>   
   >> In America, what is a "mill"?  In the UK, it used to mean a thousandth of   
   an inch, but people use it to mean a millimetre nowadays.   
   >>   
   >   
   > It's not a mill. It's mil - single l. It means, and has always   
   > meant, a thousandth of an inch. It's not an Americanism.   
      
   I only expect such ambiguity from Australians.  They say "6 Ks" to mean 6 km.    
   I say the complete words.  Kilometre, millimetre, millilitre, etc.   
      
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