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Area 1,000km = 1 megametre nautical: 1,852m = l int. nautical mile 100 sq. mm = 1 sq. cm 100 sq. cm = 1 sq. decimetre 100 sq. decimetres = 1 sq. m 100 sq. m = 1 are 10,000 sq. m = 1 hectare (ha) 100 ares = 1 ha 100 ha = 1 sq. kilometre Weight (mass) 1,000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g) 1,000g = 1 kilogram (kg) 100kg = 1 quintal 1,000kg = 1 tonne Volume Capacity 1,000 cu. mm = 1 cu. cm 1,000 cu. cm = 1 cu. decimetre 1,000 cu. decimetres = 1 cu. m 10 millilitres (ml) = 1 centilitre (cl) 10cl = 1 decilitre (dl) 10dl = 1 litre (l) 1l = 1 cu. decimetre 100 litres = 1hl 1,000l = 1 kilolitre 10 hectolitres = 1 kilolitre 1 kilolitre = 1 cu. metre Metric system prefixes Prefi x Symbol Factor by which unit is multiplied Description measures name atto a 10 –18 = 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 femto f 10 –15 = 0.000 000 000 000 001 pico p 10 –12 = 0.000 000 000 001 million millionth; trillionth nano n 10 –9 = 0.000 000 001 thousand millionth; billionth micro μ 10 –6 = 0.000 001 millionth milli m 10 –3 = 0.001 thousandth 201
part 3: useful reference centi c 10 –2 = 0.01 hundredth deci d 10 –1 = 0.1 tenth deca daa 101 = 10 (or deka) ten hecto h 102 = 100 hundred kilo k 103 = 1,000 thousand myria my 104 = 10,000 ten thousand mega M 106 = 1,000,000 million giga G 109 = 1,000,000,000 thousand million; billion tera T 1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 million million; trillion peta P 1015 = 1,000,000,000,000,000 exa E 1018 = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 a Sometimes dk is used (eg, in Germany). Units with different equivalents Pound UK, US avoirdupois pound (lb) = 0.454kg US: troy lb = 0.373kg = 0.823lb (avoirdupois) Spanish (libra) = 0.460kg = 1.014lb (avoirdupois) “Amsterdam” = 0.494kg = 1.089lb (avoirdupois) Danish (pund) = 0.5kg = 1.102lb (avoirdupois) Française (livre) = 0.490kg = 1.079lb (avoirdupois) Ton 202 UK: weight (mass) = 2,240lb = 1.016 tonnes shipping: register = 100 cu. ft = 2.832 cu. m US: short = 2,000lb = 0.907 tonne US: long = 2,240lb = 1.016 tonnes metric ton (tonne) = 1,000kg = 2,204.62lb
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Contents Preface vi Introduction 1
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Introduction On only two scores can
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introduction negative, then it cann
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part 1 the essence of style
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ampersands should be used: 1 when t
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among and between > anon the Christ
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as to There is usually a more appro
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lack In the black means in profi t
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Guatemala City New York City Ho Chi
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historical terms Black Death Recons
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Francophone (but prefer French-spea
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clerical titles see titles. clerica
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word for the job or if you would ha
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axa, French insurance company Barne
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countries and their inhabitants and
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different from not to or than. dile
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effectively, in effect Effectively
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euphemisms Avoid, where possible, e
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thousand curses, a hundred years of
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It was hoped that after improvement
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Forza Italia Médecins Sans Fronti
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global > grammar and syntax And wha
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passive or active? Be direct. Use t
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stockbrokers Furman Selz Mager, ban
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past continuance: He grew up in pos
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meaningful perceptions prestigious
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k key A key may be major or minor,
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the individual; in the United State
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m masterful, masterly Masterful mea
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foundering chains, both fl oods and
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n names For guidance on spelling pe
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Arabic names and words Al, al- Try
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Fahd Qawasmeh Ahmed Qurei Qurnah Ma
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appropriate title: Mr Budiono. For
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Georgy Yury Gennady Zhirinovsky Niz
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the language of a useful or well-li
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p Pakistani names see names. palate
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the Caucasus the Netherlands the Ga
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political correctness But do not la
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adopt because they cannot bring the
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short words Use them. They are ofte
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t table Avoid table as a transitive
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total is all right as a noun, but a
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part 2 American and British English
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punctuation commas in lists The use
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spelling the unfamiliar form may st
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-re/-er Most British English words
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Page 186 and 187: currencies Country Currency Symbol
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Page 190 and 191: e Earthquakes An earthquake is meas
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Page 220 and 221: Physics Zhores I. Alferov, Jack S.
Page 222 and 223: Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia
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