Spelling "metre" could be used to refer to length whereas the "meter" spelling could be used to refer to a device to make the distinction. This would be similar to "further" which refers to the logical more whereas "farther" refers to distance.
Stan Doore From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Hooper Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 2:43 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:48844] Re: Fw: Re: The United States does not use the metric system On Nov 11 , at 11:59 AM, James R. Frysinger wrote: I am not ready to sign on in full agreement with this comment, John. I suspect that if the NIST director wanted to make the spelling "metre" (and obtained all the requisite agreement laterally and from those above) then he could indeed have it printed with that spelling. A few years ago, USMA was in a position to provide metric materials to the government but was told that they (the gov't.) would not accept the material if the "metre" spelling was used. Those materials, as printed by USMA, now carry the following disclaimer: "NOTE: The spellings of meter and liter are used in this book, but international spellings [metre and litre] are also correct." This disclaimer is taken from "Guide to the Use of the Metric System [SI Version]", 17th edition, 2007, published by The US Metric Association. Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ========================== Make It Simple; Make It Metric! ==========================
