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| Why no Farad or Henry meter? |
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| PlainName:
--- Quote from: soldar on November 27, 2023, 03:57:01 pm ---How about a "meter meter" to measure meters? --- End quote --- Nice (but shouldn't it be metre meter?). Or a litre meter. |
| mawyatt:
--- Quote from: PlainName on November 27, 2023, 04:16:00 pm ---Gosh, amazing how many people miss completely the thrust of the first post, despite it being restated several times. But, sadly, that's what one expects nowadays - the viewer sees the words as they go past but doesn't really understand them :( --- End quote --- Thank goodness someone got the gist of this :-+ Best, |
| TimFox:
In France, it is pronounced (roughly) "me tre", hence the spelling. In America, it is pronounced "meet er", hence the spelling. |
| mawyatt:
--- Quote from: PlainName on November 27, 2023, 04:17:30 pm --- --- Quote from: soldar on November 27, 2023, 03:57:01 pm ---How about a "meter meter" to measure meters? --- End quote --- Nice (but shouldn't it be metre meter?). Or a litre meter. --- End quote --- Depends on which side of the big pond, meter or metre and liter or litre!! Best, |
| PlainName:
Here in GB it's hard to know which side of the pond one should stand on nowadays. |
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