Lincoln Chafee

FSogol

(47,665 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:53 PM Jul 2015

Some help for fans of Lincoln Chafee

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Some help for fans of Lincoln Chafee (Original Post) FSogol Jul 2015 OP

It's a great idea libodem Jul 2015 #1

A minor correction for that chart... Violet_Crumble Jul 2015 #2

Liter is the preferred spelling in American English oberliner Jul 2015 #3

"Meter," "liter" and "spelled" are all correct in the US. "Spelt" is not common usage in the merrily Aug 2015 #4

Thanks, fsogol. I have been dreading the day when the US would convert. merrily Aug 2015 #5

And here I thought that Chafee's legion of fans on DU would ban me from his group for the snark. FSogol Aug 2015 #6

libodem

(19,288 posts)

1. It's a great idea

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 01:21 AM

Jul 2015

And long over due.

Violet_Crumble

(36,417 posts)

2. A minor correction for that chart...

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 07:39 AM

Jul 2015

It's 'metre, not metre and litre, not liter....

Unless it's some weird thing where those words are spelt differently in the US...

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. Liter is the preferred spelling in American English

Reply to Violet_Crumble (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 23, 2015, 07:46 AM

Jul 2015

There’s no difference in meaning between liter and litre. Liter is the preferred spelling in American English, and litre is preferred in all other main varieties of English

http://grammarist.com/spelling/liter-litre/

Meter as well.

merrily

(45,251 posts)

4. "Meter," "liter" and "spelled" are all correct in the US. "Spelt" is not common usage in the

Reply to Violet_Crumble (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:23 AM

Aug 2015

US, except as a reference to a form of wheat that is called "spelt."

merrily

(45,251 posts)

5. Thanks, fsogol. I have been dreading the day when the US would convert.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:27 AM

Aug 2015

However, that chart helps a lot. I do know how to flip the ruler to the centimeter side to measure. However, other than that, I'm hopeless, I am ashamed to say. Now, I have a handy cheat sheet.

FSogol

(47,665 posts)

6. And here I thought that Chafee's legion of fans on DU would ban me from his group for the snark.

Reply to merrily (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:34 AM

Aug 2015

I'm a mechanical engineer and do the occasional project in metric if a client wants (NASA) and don't have much trouble, however, I can look at a Imperial value (say, CFM of air in a room) and know if it is correct. If the value is displayed as l/s, that automatic check based on experience is gone.

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