it is “-er” always

by | Aug 27, 2010 | Miscellaneous

Everyone aware of the US/UK variant in spellings is well aware that words ending in “-er” in US spelling end in “-re” in UK spelling. For example, “fiber” and “fibre”; “titer” and “titre”. One should also remember that the converse is not always true:

Not all the words end in “-er” in US spelling end in “-re” in UK spelling.

Examples are “diameter” and “parameter”. Normally, geometrical terms (such as “diameter”, “perimeter”) and names of instruments (such as “ammeter”, “barometer”) end in “-er”. They do not have UK/US variations in spelling.

So does the brand “Tibre”.

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