We also use the -er spelling for words such as theater and center. Sometimes one sees "theatre" or "centre" but those tend to be seen as snob appeal here.
Mike Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
Pat,
It seems the US is the only English-speaking nation to use 'meter' which
would have come from early immigrants from Germanic countries.
Regards
Mike
Perth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:20 AM
Subject: [USMA:22119] Spelling metres and meters
| Dear All,
|
| I noticed that the new Style Guide at The Times in London has this to say
| about spelling of the words metre and meter.
|
| 'metres, as in distance, poetry etc; meters, as in gas, electricity or
| parking etc'
|
| I note that here, in Australia, we use metre for distance, but in the USA
it
| is spelled as meter for distance.
|
| My question is:
|
| Do other English speaking nations use the spelling metre or i! ! ! s it the
USA,
| alone, that uses the spelling meter?
|
| Cheers,
|
| Pat Naughtin CAMS
| Geelong, Australia
|
|
John
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