If Americans write "meters" instead of "metres" (the street is 300 meters long), how do they write "meters" as in parking meters?
If they are both the same, how do they distinguish between the two?
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
They can only go by context, but respecting other country's languages - such as French - and understanding etymology are not their strong points!
I have a book on the basics of "CAD" (Computer-Aided Draughting - of technical drawings) and was annoyed to find it spells "metre" as "meter" despite being by a British author and publisher, albeit printed in Malaysia.
I have a book on the basics of "CAD" (Computer-Aided Draughting - of technical drawings) and was annoyed to find it spells "metre" as "meter" despite being by a British author and publisher, albeit printed in Malaysia.