Theatre is actually more common than theater. Centre, on the other hand, tends to be limited to proper names, such as those of business parks.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Woelflein Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 17:48 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:22123] Re: Spelling metres and meters 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 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" To: "U.S. Metric Association" 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 Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes
