Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agoToo dumb to understand where the gas tank opening isi.imgur.comvideomessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1443arrow-down116
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minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoHis point is that you have it backwards: “Metre” is the preferred spelling in British English, while “meter” is preferred in American English and other forms of English outside the UK.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoBuddy, if you can’t follow a thread, there’s probably no one here who can help you.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 days agoMetre is the standard spelling of the metric unit for length in nearly all English-speaking nations, the exceptions being the United Statesand the Philippines which use meter.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoAlso India, Canada, and Australia
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoNot sure where your information is from, but in Australia I see “metre” way more often than “meter”. Weird how your stat exactly matched Canada as well.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoBritish English is the correct form, but American culture seeps into every facet of the world’s culture. I know Canadian friends who spell colour and honour without the ‘u.’
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoSome guy who uses he/him pronouns. Drag isn’t sure who that would be
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoDrag on, drag.
What’s your point?
His point is that you have it backwards:
“Metre” is the preferred spelling in British English, while “meter” is preferred in American English and other forms of English outside the UK.
Who’s point?
Buddy, if you can’t follow a thread, there’s probably no one here who can help you.
Metre is the standard spelling of the metric unit for length in nearly all English-speaking nations, the exceptions being the United Statesand the Philippines which use meter.
Also India, Canada, and Australia
Not sure where your information is from, but in Australia I see “metre” way more often than “meter”. Weird how your stat exactly matched Canada as well.
British English is the correct form, but American culture seeps into every facet of the world’s culture.
I know Canadian friends who spell colour and honour without the ‘u.’
Some guy who uses he/him pronouns. Drag isn’t sure who that would be
Drag on, drag.