Who will explain these things ? Difference between centre and center,meter and metre.Are these only spelling differences or their meanings are really different ?
2007-07-05 22:02:01 · 13 answers · asked by Rajchem 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The difference lies only in the spelling. One is the English form and the other is the American form. "er" is the English and "re" the American.
2007-07-05 22:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones ending with -re are British English and the ones ending with -er are American English. They have the exact same meaning, but as American's tend to spell as how the words are pronounced, their spellings are different.
2007-07-05 22:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by HopeGrace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference. The British spell it "centre & meter" and the Americans spell it "center & metre".
2007-07-05 22:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by SanjuS 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Purely spelling, namely between British English and American English.
2007-07-05 22:03:51 · answer #4 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The same thing is true for theatre and theater; the "-re" ending is a British or French spelling.
2007-07-05 22:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by Riven Liether 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 00:56:48 · answer #6 · answered by thao 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are only spelling differences - the "re" spellings are Canadian/British, the "er" spellings are American.
2007-07-05 23:47:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no difference in meanings.
the "re" endings used to be used in the US, but are now used in England and some of the old English colonies.
2007-07-05 22:05:54 · answer #8 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're only spelling differences.
2007-07-05 22:06:27 · answer #9 · answered by MJ3000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the "-re" termination is closely related with declination of Latin words such as "Centrum".
2007-07-05 22:09:16 · answer #10 · answered by javi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋