Writing out unit using siunitx

Question

Which setting did I have to use to acchive the Unit is written out, using the package siunitx?

Little example:

\SI{8}{\m}

I would like the output like: "8 Meter"
Is that possible?

Answer 1

You can redeclare a unit to print something different

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{siunitx}    
\DeclareSIUnit\m{Meter}
\begin{document}
\SI{8}{\m} \SI{8}{\m\squared} \SI{8}{\m\per\second}
\end{document}

But consider also what this do to combinations.