> "k" really ought to be "K" to indicate that its greater than one

Presumably K(elvin) and H(enry) were taken first and/or decided
upon as SI units, bumping the lesser uses down to k and h

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_%28inductance%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI

"The one exception is the litre, whose original symbol "l" is dangerously
similar to the numeral "1". The NIST recommends that "L" be used instead,
a usage which is common in the U.S., Canada and Australia, and has been
accepted as an alternative by the CGPM"

Don't know if I could ever get used to "L" for litre. Just looks too....big.
But I might get used to it quicker than GM for g on a box of cornflakes


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