Friday, 4 July 2014

Homophones: Meter V Metre


Meter
  • I will only get into a taxi if the driver agrees to use the meter.
  • John was already late for an appointment this morning. So, when he found out that the parking meter closest to him was out of order, he lost his temper.

Metre
·         After jogging a mere 500 metres (0.5 kilometer), Sam was already breathing heavily/out of breath/breathless.




NOTE: In American English, meter is used for all these words.

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