2000-12-21
>From my Deutsches W�rter Buch by Naumann & G�bel, the unit "Meter" is neuter
(das), except in �sterreich and der Schweiz, where it is masculine (der).
Jim, you might want to update your SI web page for German to reflect that!!
You show it to be "das, aber zuweilen der", without an explanation when to
use der and when to use das, well, now you have the reason for the
difference.
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
