g or gm?

Posted By: should be just g on 2005-08-16
In Reply to: typing 5 grams. Would it be 5 g as dicated or type out grams? - nm

BOS says g is preferred over gm, but my brother is a chemical scientist and says gm is technically incorrect according to standardized metric abbreviations, so I stick with g.

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typing 5 grams. Would it be 5 g as dicated or type out grams? - nm
- I found it as gm in BOS - but other reply says g
- g or gm? - should be just g
- RE - eeeee
  - 5 gm is the correct way nm - nss
    - No m after the g. Just 5 g. per BOS. - huh-uh
      - gram is abbreviated as gm nm - According to Dorland's Medical Dictionary
        I see it as g .. sm - I say go with g
      - I stand corrected........................ think - nss

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