Yes, it’s from a book called “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader” and that book was resting on a closed toilet seat in a nation that only kind of uses the metric system in certain situations… however, you’d be surprised how much you can learn after a single visit to any local fast-food joint!
Americans could at least have the decency to spell “metre” correctly, but no, they have to go and change the spelling of a measurement system they don’t even use.
It’s called “meter” in lots of metric countries though (I know because I live in one).
I’m willing to give them the spelling if they just adopt the fucking metric system.
I’m on the phone with them.
They said they’ll do it after France or Canada does first. Not sure if they got the memo, or if they are just being silly again.
i think it is ok, as meter more correctly matches the pronounciation
Got two letter 'e’s in it, and they’re both pronounced differently. To be fair, it’s far from the most divergent spelling-to-saying word in English. Some wrong-looking abomination like ‘meetir’ would be even better.
Well…at least most of them pronounce data as DAY-TUH because of Star Trek.
The other pronunciation is horrendous.
Speaking of which, aluminum is pronounced fwaganah-schreple.
*aluminium
Watch or I’ll go nucular on your ass