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[-] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago

In most cases, the American spelling of English words compared to the rest-of-the-world spelling is pretty much a wash. A matter of personal preference.

But "metre" is a hill I will die on. "Metre" and "meter" mean different things, and by spelling them both "meter", as the Americans do, you’re just making communication worse.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I see metre and my brain says Meet-ray at best met-reh

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