Writing as a Brit, I suppose that this is a case of "When in Rome ." (well half-way, don't get into the habit of using customary/colonial/imperial units.
As regards the using the word "metre" or "meter", I prefer using "metre" as a measure of distance, whiel a "meter" is a thing that has a needle on it. A metre meter would be a device that measures distance. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Millet Sent: 08 May 2008 16:25 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40865] Re: meter I don't know, I actually love the meter spelling rather than metre. As you said, to me it is kind of foreign to see the other spelling. Mike On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Patrick Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When we members of the USMA address e-mails and letters to US publications (periodicals, web sites, and newscasts), it would be rhetorically smart to use the spelling "meter" rather than "metre." "Metre" looks foreign and multiplies the likelihood that our opinion will be dismissed as alien. I realize that many of us are obsessive-compulsive and are averse to the US spelling. Nevertheless, my perspective as an editor in the USA is that the Franco-British spelling hurts our cause. -- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?" (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(")signature to help him gain world domination.
