RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Ounce-Inches, WAS Frozen stepper motor shaft

Not to mention the fact that "units" are NEVER "something minus
something".

But they are often "something divided by something" or "something times
something". The latter is almost always called "something something" and
is written either with the dash, or just as the two words. And the
former is written "something / something" and stated as "something per
something".

Andy Wander
Verrex Corporation

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Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Frozen stepper motor shaft

Alan Marconett wrote:

>Hi Andy,
>
>I agree that it's not oz divided by inches, but it's not oz MINUS
>inches either! I'll probably be OK when it comes to the equations.
>Each to his/her own! ;>)
>
>

Don't think of it in mathematical terms, think of it in grammatical
terms. You're making a compound word from "ounce" and "inch", so you
hyphenate. These aren't mathematical symbols when used in sentences.

Often, if people want to keep the units straight in an equation, they
end up writing oz*in anyway.

- Steve



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