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Meter and metre

by ct <claus.tondering@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jul 17, 2008 at 02:20 AM

According to every dictionary I have been able to find, the proper
British spelling of "metre" ends in -re, whereas the proper British
spelling of "perimeter" ends in -er.

Is there any reasonable explanation for this inconsistency?

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Claus Tondering




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Meter and metre
 ct <claus.tondering@[E  2008-07-17 02:20:07 
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 Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-07-17 17:31:20 
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 ADPUF <flyhunter@[EMAI  2008-07-17 23:22:03 
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 FCS <sipston_777@[EMAI  2008-07-20 03:35:37 
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 John Hall <nospam_nov0  2008-07-20 14:16:36 
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 "John Briggs" &  2008-07-20 22:16:36 
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 FCS <sipston_777@[EMAI  2008-07-20 16:40:56 
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 "John Briggs" &  2008-07-21 03:00:39 
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 tony@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (  2008-07-21 09:27:22 
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 "John Briggs" &  2008-07-21 11:11:43 

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