[Spridgets] Castrol dipstick guy

[GUY DAY]

>Suppose you have a clock second hand.  Is it turning 1 RPM?  Would
>that be 1 revolutions per minute?  Or, revolution per minute?
One revolution per minute
Two (plural) revolutions per minute.
The time is a defining singular factor, the rate or revolutions is (or 
should that be 'are'?) plural if it is more than one.

If you make the minutes plural you need to define the plurality to estabish 
the rate.

Thankfully the advert doesn't run across here.  And if I hadn't had a couple 
of Glenmorangies I wouldn't have replied !

Guy R Day




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "derf" <derf247 at gmail.com>
To: "David Booker" <tncarnut1 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Castrol dipstick guy


>>  How
>> could a CAR company not have anybody who realizes how STUPID it is to 
>> speak
> of
>> RPM as something that is singular.  RPM is plural by definition.
> Revolutions
>> per miute.   AAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHH!!
>>
>
>
> 1000 RPM is a figure. (Or, is it a rate?)
> 2000 RPM is a figure.
> If you wish to speak of both figures, could you not say RPMs?
>
> You have varying torque at different RPMs?
> Or, do you have varying torque at different RPM?
>
> Suppose you have a clock second hand.  Is it turning 1 RPM?  Would
> that be 1 revolutions per minute?  Or, revolution per minute?
>
> You may be right.
>
> I hate when someone offers a "free gift".  If it is a gift it is by
> definition free, right?
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