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minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoMetre 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-down1·2 months agoAlso India, Canada, and Australia
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoNot 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-up1·2 months agoBritish 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.’
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.’