enter entrance> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:57:00 -0400> From: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]> CC: [email protected]> Subject: [USMA:41686] Re: metre or meter>
To: [email protected]> > centre central> metre metric> > The above spelling
has more common matched letters, the first 4 of each > word.> > Patrick Moore
wrote:> > noun adjective> > center central> > meter metric> >> >> > > >> From:
John Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> Date:
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:05:41 -0500> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association"
<[email protected]>> >> Subject: [USMA:41678] Re: metre or meter> >>> >> I
have considered the spelling issue as well,> >>> >> as long as you spell
central as centeral I have no problems with meter.> >>> >> of course some of us
think of a meter as a voltmeter, and we should always> >> try and confuse the
young.> >>> >> JMN> >>> >> John Nichols, BE (Hons 1), Ph.D.> >> Langford
Architectural Complex RM 429A> >> Department of Construction Science> >>
College of Architecture> >> Texas A&M University> >> College Station, TX
77843-3137> >> Phone: 979 845 6541> >> Fax: 979 862 1572> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> >> > >>> -----Original Message-----> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On> >>> Behalf Of Ziser, Jesse> >>> Sent: Thursday,
11 September 2008 3:04 PM> >>> To: U.S. Metric Association> >>> Subject:
[USMA:41677] Re: metre or meter> >>>> >>> Being a fan of American spelling
(though less a fan of other American> >>> things, like our silly> >>> units) I
find myself occasionally having to defend our spelling of> >>> meter. This is a
nice essay to> >>> be able to refer to.> >>>> >>> In the rare case in which
disambiguation between the two meanings of> >>> the word is necessary, I> >>>
suggest that Americans just resort to the use of a more explicit> >>> synonym
such as "measuring tool"> >>> or "SI meter". This has the advantage of allowing
disambiguation in> >>> spoken language too, and for> >>> written documents it
avoids the possibility that someone will just> >>> misinterpret the different>
>>> spelling as a typo and not recognize that a distinction in meaning was> >>>
intended.> >>>> >>> I've nothing against the international spelling in an
international> >>> context, of course. Just my> >>> two cents regarding US
domestic usage.> >>>> >>> --- Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >>>> >>>
> >>>> 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&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=gram+gramme+meter+metre+agreement&source=web&> >>>
ots=6l4DHvuPUH&sig=1m_frOYXwtUe07JnEfHfbo-> >>>
j_ZQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#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.> >>>>> >>>>>
>>>> > >>>> >>>> >>> > >> > >
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