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!
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.