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>BS> In English it's "liter",
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> Not in all forms of English. It was litre and metre when I was in NZ 25
> years ago, and it's litre/metre here in Oz.
In Canada, I see it used interchangeably.
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>BS> in French it's "litre". Since the metric
>BS> system originated in France, I suspect that "litre"
is more correct.
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>BS> But, other than a reason to argue, does it really matter?
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> In this country at least, a meter is a device with a dial, not a measure
> of distance, although that meter may display a distance measurement.
Same here, also.
>
> We have another language/comprehension issue.
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> The joys of international communications.....
.....Bob
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