Brij Bhushan Vij wrote in USMA 21939: >Joe, sir: > This is what I have been trying to explain BUT *refusal to agree* >is where I had no choice! The odd problem with *my-crow-me-ter (for >instrument) and my-crow-me-tre (for length measure) can be >understood: my-crow-me-ter is the instrument to measure the LENGTH >my-crow-me-tre! > It is the WILL to change and change for change.REGARDS, >>Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>John Kilopascal wrote in USMA 221866 >> >> >>>I forgot to mention, but micrometre is pronounced differently from >>>micrometer. Micrometre is pronounced something like: my-crow-me-ter, >>>whereas micrometer is pronounced more like my-crom-eh-ter. the spelling >>>clues you into the correct pronunciation for both litre vs. liter and metre >>>vs. meter >> >John
I agree with John's explanation. -- Joseph B. Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
