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1. The difference? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:28:52 +0100charset="iso-8859-1"; It's been a long time since I was confused by hood/bonnet, wing/fender, trunk/boot blah blah - but ... why is rpm trans-Atlantic pluralised? Revs or revolutions per minute means rpm, so why does ano; /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg01019.html (6,800 bytes)
2. Re: The difference? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:27:09 -0400; little did the Brits realize when the Colonies were revolting but the internal combustion, gasoline fired, reciprocating engine had already been invented. It was invented in the soon to be formed to; /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg01022.html (8,220 bytes)
3. Re: The difference? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:51:48 +0100charset="iso-8859-1"; internal a Ah! A truly remarkable man and I'm sure that all of us, without exception, are in his infernal (sorry, ETernal) debt. for see Yes, I know it well - Lucas 20/50 with added synthetic, a tru; /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg01056.html (9,448 bytes)
4. Re: The difference? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:22:53 EDT; << why is rpm trans-Atlantic pluralised? Revs or revolutions per minute means rpm, so why does another 's' go on the end of rpm? This issue is causing me a considerable loss of sleep. >> John, That's; /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg01126.html (7,026 bytes)
5. Re: The difference? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 17:44:05 -0500; Peter C. MGC-GT , 100-4, '31 MM8 Cammy, Innocenti S(spoken for) ((now gone)), '52 Champ, '60 L-R 109 SW, 3 '64-73 L-R 88's nosimport@mailbag.com; /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg01162.html (7,301 bytes)
6. RE: The difference? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:54:04 -0700; Even in the US, I believe the correct usage is that 'rpm' _is_ singular, since it refers to a single thing, which is the number of revolutions made in a minute. 'kph', 'mph', 'cps' (now known as Hert; /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg01170.html (8,241 bytes)
7. Re: The difference? (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:22:53 EDT; << why is rpm trans-Atlantic pluralised? Revs or revolutions per minute means rpm, so why does another 's' go on the end of rpm? This issue is causing me a considerable loss of sleep. >> John, That's; /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg01283.html (7,046 bytes)

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