Most USA dictionaries don't even show the metre and litre spellings, only the
meter and liter spellings.
Quoting Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Stan Doore wrote:
> > the printed press style manual standards of writing mandate that liter
> > and meter spelling be used.�
>
> WHOSE style manual is that? Is it the Associated Press Style Manual? Or
> the federal government style manual? It is not the US Metric
> Association Style guide.
>
> I don't know for sure about the AP style guide, but I know that some
> rule (perhaps the federal government style guide, if there is such a
> thing) requires federal govt. docs to use the meter-liter spelling.
>
> But I also know that the USMA stye guide ("Metric Units of Measure and
> Style Guide) uses the metre-litre spelling. It does not address this
> issue by stating it as a rule, but it intrinsically approves the -re
> spelling by its practice of using it.
>
> I do know that some other publications of USMA are written using the
> -er spelling because they are used by federal agencies. Federal
> agencies would not adopt them if the -re spelling were used. USMA gave
> up the battle on that one in hopes of ultimately winning the war. Even
> in those publications, however, there is usually a disclaimer someplace
> stating that the -re spellings are also correct.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Hooper
> Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
>
