Abbreviated units of measurement do not need an s when plural; so: 2000 km or 2,000 km, not kms. Note, too, that a word space is needed between the number and the unit km. (The per cent symbol (%) and degree symbol (°) don’t need a space.)
Source
‘Karma Enduro’ ad, Sunday Times (Ingear), 7 September 2008, p. 34
For other errors in the same ad, see:
- » Apostrophe: a 1950’s style car
- » Apostrophe: India and the UK’s
- » Comma: hot arid plains
- » Hyphen: a 1950’s style car
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