Yes, it's from a book called "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" and that book was resting on a closed toilet seat in a nation that only kind of uses the metric system in certain situations... however, you'd be surprised how much you can learn after a single visit to any local fast-food joint!

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[–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

i think it is ok, as meter more correctly matches the pronounciation

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Got two letter 'e's in it, and they're both pronounced differently. To be fair, it's far from the most divergent spelling-to-saying word in English. Some wrong-looking abomination like 'meetir' would be even better.

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