On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, William M. Smithers wrote:

> >        Drops the decimal point & reads whole metres only.
> >                                              ^^^^^^
> Um, while the fair metric system is on my Imperial mind on multiple
> fronts, perhaps one of you euros could clarify which
> is most correct: "meters" or "metres". 

It depends on what you are talking about.  In "original" English a meter
is like a gauge or a display whereas a metre is 1000 mm long.  However, in
other European languages a metre is a meter is 100 cm, and a meter is
called something else depending on the language.

Still confused?  Not after THIS episode of soap.....

Egil.

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