So what is a metre meter? - A device [meter] for displaying length [metre].
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: 07 September 2008 13:06 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41670] metre or meter Dear All, There is an interesting historical glimpse of the debate over the spelling of metre or meter at: http://books.google.com/books?id=N6vfLU-RfmYC <http://books.google.com/books?id=N6vfLU-RfmYC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=gram+gram me+meter+metre+agreement&source=web&ots=6l4DHvuPUH&sig=1m_frOYXwtUe07JnEfHfb o-j_ZQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA65,M1> &pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=gram+gramme+meter+metre+agreement&source=web&ots=6l4DHv uPUH&sig=1m_frOYXwtUe07JnEfHfbo-j_ZQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=r esult#PPA65,M1 Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ to subscribe.
