They are using meters and not yards. We should be happy. Snarking over “meter” vs. “metre” is definitely secondary at this point.
Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold_Potsdamer Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 07:35 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54012] Re: tries to pull a truck in heels - YouTube A lot of people make spelling errors, it doesn’t mean it is right. Why didn’t they just use the symbol “m”? From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 2014-06-20 23:53 To: U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:54010] Re: tries to pull a truck in heels - YouTube Harold. Clearly, the signs say 1 METER - 2 METERS - 3 METERS et cetera, rendered with the American spelling, not the British spelling. ----- Message from Harold_Potsdamer <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > --------- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:44:48 -0400 From: Harold_Potsdamer <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:53999] tries to pull a truck in heels - YouTube To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMSStSeQyUI <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMSStSeQyUI&feature=player_detailpage#t=50> &feature=player_detailpage#t=50 The distances are measured in metres. ----- End message from Harold_Potsdamer <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > ----- David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com <http://www.MetricPioneer.com> 503-428-4917
