Coming to Terms

by Steve Book

I've changed "man-rem" to "person-rem"
To end my sexist talk,
And "rem" itself to "sievert"
So the SI* folks won't squawk.
I don't mind the current terms:
"Person-sievert" is just fine.
But shorten it to "per-vert"--
That's where I draw the line!
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*Systema Internacionale



This poem first appeared in New Scientist
(Vol. 90, No. 1254, pg. 513, May 21, 1981)


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