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10 kg vs 10 kgs
When is kg used as the plural of 'kg'?
When is kgs used as the plural of 'kg'?I asked this question because all the dictionaries I use say "plural kg or kgs"
31 dic 2012 13:24
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Symbols always are written in the singular form (even when more than one is meant).
RIGHT: 1 mm, 500 mm, 1 kg, 36 kg
WRONG: 500 mms, 36 kgs
BUT: It is correct to pluralize written-out metric unit names: 25 kilograms, 250 milliliters
Source: http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/correct.htm
31 dicembre 2012
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Something you could be referred to as ` a 10kg weight` kg is not showing plural because it is an adjective in this sense
31 dicembre 2012
1kg = 1 kilogram
2kgs = 2 kilograms
3kgs = 3 kilograms
etc.
You use kg when you are referring to 1 kilogram. Every other number you use kgs.
31 dicembre 2012
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xiaokaoy
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Cinese (mandarino), Inglese
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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