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  1. 12th July 2010, 10:46 PM #1
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    Default Metric vs Imperial Spelling - Meter or Metre

    How many Ausies would now spell metre as meter, like the Yanks?

    With having to provide both Imperial an Metric versions of calculators on blocklayer.com, it's a real pain trying to make sure it appears as meter on an imperial based page and metre on Metric pages.

    And how do the Pomms spell it?

    And then theres center and centre.

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  3. 12th July 2010, 11:18 PM #2
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    Just spell it the correct way i.e. the Aussie way!

    Americans don't understand how to use metric so how we expect them to understand how to spell it?
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    There is no such thing as a imperial Metre no matter how you spell it
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  6. 12th July 2010, 11:29 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by snowyskiesau View Post
    Just spell it the correct way i.e. the Aussie way!

    Americans don't understand how to use metric so how we expect them to understand how to spell it?
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  8. 13th July 2010, 12:06 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by snowyskiesau View Post
    Just spell it the correct way i.e. the Aussie way!

    Americans don't understand how to use metric so how we expect them to understand how to spell it?

    Yknow, even though the Yanks don't spell too good, if it wasn't for them we'd probably all be spelling metre like this 計器
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blocklayer View Post
    Yknow, even though the Yanks don't spell too good, if it wasn't for them we'd probably all be spelling metre like this 計器
    How do you figure that ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Manuka Jock View Post
    How do you figure that ?
    I think he is referring to the Battle of the Coral Sea and he is absolutely right. They may spell some words in their own way but they are still among the best mates we have.

    Slowly our kids are adopting yank pronunciations though. TV, I guess. When I was at school your forehead was pronounced forrod. And gunwhales were gunn'ls. I suppose we are all becoming victims of globalisation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glider View Post
    I think he is referring to the Battle of the Coral Sea and he is absolutely right.

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    The french also use "metre"...
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    Quote Originally Posted by anna_starr82 View Post
    The french also use "metre"...
    Who cares? They do as they please. Just ask New Zealanders.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anna_starr82 View Post
    The french also use "metre"...
    They invented the word, so it's their prerogative. Welcome to the forum by the way!
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    I know you believe you understand what you think I wrote, but I'm not sure you realize that what you just read is not what I meant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    Who cares? They do as they please. Just ask New Zealanders.
    Care to elucidate ?
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