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minus-squareCurlyMoustache@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·11 months agoRest of the world: meters, cm, mm The US: gerbil teeth, lark tongues in aspic, toenail clippings on fire
minus-squarenyctre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoPretty sure king crimson are English, still pretty accurate tho
minus-squareTacoNissan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoHm see, we don’t have aspic, and I don’t know what a lark is. But I definitely use bananas for scale
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·11 months agoMetres* Meter is a measuring device (like a rain meter) Metre is a unit of measurement
minus-squareBronco1676@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-211 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre Meter is seemingly the american spelling, it’s also spelled meter in many european countries e.g. germany, netherlands
minus-squaretslnox@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoMetr in Czech. We just have to be special. :-D
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoBut well he translated the rest of his post into English Why would we use the American spelling if they don’t like the unit
Rest of the world: meters, cm, mm
The US: gerbil teeth, lark tongues in aspic, toenail clippings on fire
Pretty sure king crimson are English, still pretty accurate tho
Hm see, we don’t have aspic, and I don’t know what a lark is. But I definitely use bananas for scale
Metres*
Meter is a measuring device (like a rain meter)
Metre is a unit of measurement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre
Meter is seemingly the american spelling, it’s also spelled meter in many european countries e.g. germany, netherlands
Metr in Czech.
We just have to be special. :-D
But well he translated the rest of his post into English
Why would we use the American spelling if they don’t like the unit