In most cases, the American spelling of English words compared to the rest-of-the-world spelling is pretty much a wash. A matter of personal preference.

But "metre" is a hill I will die on. "Metre" and "meter" mean different things, and by spelling them both "meter", as the Americans do, you’re just making communication worse.

[–] jannis@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also gas which can either be petrol or natural gas.

[–] skulblaka@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In America "gas" is short for gasoline, which is petrol.

It's still shit because our lazy asses do still call both types "gas", but there is a distinction.

[–] charje@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I see metre and my brain says Meet-ray at best met-reh