2005 September 16
Spelling is the subject in 33985 and 33988. In the USA NBS
published Special Publication 330 through 1974 with the
spelling metre. In the 1977 edition the spelling is meter.
330 is the US printing of the English version of Le Systeme
international d’Unites.
It is my understanding that the Government Printing Office,
which publishes NBS documents, asserted that it determines
spelling in the documents it publishes and said the
spelling is meter.
As a result, Chester Page declined to be listed as editor.
Robert Bushnell PhD PE
Secretary ASTM Committee E43 on SI Practice
