On Friday 13 February 2004 18:26, Chimpsarecute wrote: > If I'm not mistaken, the French pronunciation of the re ending is that the > e is silent. Only when it is accented is it pronounced.
Pronunciation of the last e is optional. For example, see the pronunciation of "metre" in the "Le Petit Robert" dictionary. > The claim that Americans only use the er spelling is nonsense. Americans > do use the spelling theatre and centre on occasions. Are you crazy? I said Americans USUALLY spell it "meter" and "litre."
