Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 个月前Too dumb to understand where the gas tank opening isi.imgur.comvideomessage-square109linkfedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down116
arrow-up1428arrow-down1videoToo dumb to understand where the gas tank opening isi.imgur.comMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 个月前message-square109linkfedilink
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 个月前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.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 个月前Buddy, if you can’t follow a thread, there’s probably no one here who can help you.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 个月前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.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 个月前Also India, Canada, and Australia
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 个月前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.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 个月前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.’
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 个月前Some guy who uses he/him pronouns. Drag isn’t sure who that would be
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.