The metric system was defined and standardized in France.  This is
probably the reason why the unit metre is spelled using the French spelling.

Egil Aabel Naesguthe wrote:

> 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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