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. > > > > > > > >
