Abbreviations

[mgookin]

We manufacture electrical equipment so we ought to know about the terminology and the correct form of the abbreviations. Mrs B who works for me in an admin capacity would readily confirm that I am a pedantic old git about that. As will any of my guys.

I just happen to think that getting it right or worse, wrong, reflects on the professional image we would like to portray.
I don't know if the same conventions for units are the same in the US as in UK.
I often see kva, or Kva when it should be kVA. Even some transformer manufacturers who should know better do that.
And best not to confuse mw or mW with MW.

Spelling is another matter. Some of the things I see on forums defy belief. I don't often comment on either of these issues. Usually context makes the meaning clear.
It does sometimes surprise me though. And dyslexia seems to be claimed by so many, it has reached pandemic status.

Enough.

It almost follows logic, but not quite. Fractional is always lower case and multiple is almost always upper case.
Units named after people are upper case.
You could make a little chart from clipping a couple tables here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units
Or you could tell your "manual correct colleague" that you have the units correct and not to change anything!

The days of dictating to a secretary are gone. It's quicker to write your own stuff then to "teach" that person how to do the job which are you the qualified expert in.

 

[Besoeker]

It almost follows logic, but not quite. Fractional is always lower case and multiple is almost always upper case.

But no the k in km or kg.

Units named after people are upper case.

Indeed, the British are everywhere!

Or you could tell your "manual correct colleague" that you have the units correct and not to change anything!

Was that mine?

The days of dictating to a secretary are gone. It's quicker to write your own stuff then to "teach" that person how to do the job which are you the qualified expert in.

Actually, I still do though not a lot. Mrs B who goes by the title of engineering support/buyer for us has, of one of her many talents, touch typing. Sometimes it is just quicker for me to get her to type something.
She is American but she has been here long enough to do the British English.

Mostly though, I do my own. The speed of the output is more a function of the thought process required than a limitation of my typing skills.

 

[kingpb]

Perhaps a review of the ASME Y14 series of documents may be helpful to answer all your abbreviation quandaries.

 

[iceworm]

Perhaps a review of the ASME Y14 series of documents may be helpful to answer all your abbreviation quandaries.

Y14.38-2006
MWB MWB motor whaleboat
MWG MWG Music Wire Gage
MWO MWO modification work order
MWP MWP maximum working pressure
MWP MWP membrane waterproofing
MWR MWR mean width ratio
MWV MWV maximum working voltage

Alas - no mW.

ice

 

[Jraef]

If they don't have a grip in the basic units.........

There, fixed it for you.

 

[Besoeker]

There, fixed it for you.

And I am ever so indebted..............