RPM's
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Did you know that there is no such term as "RPM's" ? The term is RPM. It's already plural and stands for Revolutions Per Minute. Any number of revolutions more than one. Why do so many people write this as RPM's? It's not a possessive form of a noun.
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DTR's 'Wrench thrower...' And he aims for the gusto...
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,668
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From: Smith Valley, NV (sometimes Redwood City, CA)
falcondan,
Thanks for straightening me out. No, I'm not an English teacher, but that RPM thing just bugs me.
Wetspirit
Thanks for straightening me out. No, I'm not an English teacher, but that RPM thing just bugs me.
Wetspirit
Wetspirit
I've never thought about the RPM's thing before, but, what if you had some kind of gear reduction where what you were measuring was actually only turning once ever minute (or less). How would you express that? (I'm not trying to give you a hard time, you just made me start thinking
) It seems to me you would still say 1 RPM.
I've never thought about the RPM's thing before, but, what if you had some kind of gear reduction where what you were measuring was actually only turning once ever minute (or less). How would you express that? (I'm not trying to give you a hard time, you just made me start thinking
) It seems to me you would still say 1 RPM.
Originally posted by Wetspirit
Did you know that there is no such term as "RPM's" ? The term is RPM. It's already plural and stands for Revolutions Per Minute. Any number of revolutions more than one. Why do so many people write this as RPM's? It's not a possessive form of a noun.
Wetspirit
Did you know that there is no such term as "RPM's" ? The term is RPM. It's already plural and stands for Revolutions Per Minute. Any number of revolutions more than one. Why do so many people write this as RPM's? It's not a possessive form of a noun.
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