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   The Doctor to vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.inva   
   Re: Tis the Season   
   28 Dec 25 12:47:32   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.drwho, alt.usage.english   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   Hibou   wrote:   
   >Le 28/12/2025 à 10:31, Peter Moylan a écrit :   
   >> On 28/12/25 21:18, Hibou wrote:   
   >>> Le 27/12/2025 à 12:09, J. J. Lodder a écrit :   
   >>>>   
   >>>> 'Kilocycles' is an Americanism, for radio stations for example.   
   >>>> [...]   
   >>>   
   >>> There are many examples of "kilocycles per second" in, for instance,   
   >>> pre-War issues of the the British magazine 'Wireless World'.   
   >>   
   >> There is a huge difference between "kilocycles" and "kilocycles per   
   >> second".   
   >   
   >   
   >Granted - but the linguistic conclusion remains the same, I think -   
   >'kilocycles [per second]' is not an Americanism:   
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