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You know, I have always used feet to measure height, but somehow seeing the difference in meters is significantly more eye opening as to just how insanely different those heights are.

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ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Metres

A meter measures something, a metre is a unit of measurement.

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- NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  If you’re gonna be a pedant, at least be right about it 😝
  
  While true in some cases, that’s entirely region dependent.
  
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- CtrlAltDelight@lemmy.zip ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Actually they represent the same distance, the different spellings are just regional. See center vs centre.
  
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  - ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Americans use meter but they don’t use the unit so we can say it’s wrong.
    
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    CtrlAltDelight@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Mmm I like this actually, yes I’m on board
    
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- MrChewy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Isn’t the metremeter the thing that measures stuff?
  
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