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2002-00-07
At one time it seemed that movie houses were theaters and live shows were
theatres. But, I've seen some up the newer movie houses calling themselves
theatres.
Anyway, since in the US the -er spelling is not universal, I don't see any
reason why metre and litre can not be accepted in the US. A very valid
reason was given for the difference between metre and meter and litre and
liter. That reason alone should be reason enough to use the -re spellings
for the metric units.
I really feel that if the public were to ask why the -re endings, and the
reason was given, there would be no problem in comprehension and most would see
the logic. But, like always those who set the rules are not always the
brightest bulbs in the pack.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, 2002-09-07 09:07
Subject: [USMA:22131] Re: Spelling metres
and meters
I stand corrected, sir.
Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
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
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-----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 ! !
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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
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|
John
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