On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:29:53 GMT, "The Old Bloke" <grates@microsft.com>
brought the following to our attention:
>
>And it is more commonly spelt as "kilometre". According to some
>dictionaries "kilometer" is US spelling.
>
>http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=43688&dict=CALD
>
>In Aus both spellings are used, just to confuse things more.
That site could be even better that http://www.thefreedictionary.com/metre
Now.. I just had to check the route:
Tracing route to dictionary.cambridge.org [128.232.233.17]
{ nodes 1 - 3 removed }
4 9 ms te-1-1-ur02.sterling.va.richmond.comcast.net [68.86.172.242]
5 14 ms te-9-4-ar02.manassascc.va.richmond.comcast.net [68.86.172.246]
6 17 ms po-50-ar01.staplesmllrd.va.richmond.comcast.net[68.86.172.162]
7 18 ms te-0-3-0-0-cr01.mclean.va.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.91.121]
8 17 ms xe-11-2-0.edge1.Washington1.Level3.net [4.79.231.13]
9 22 ms ae-34-89.car4.Washington1.Level3.net [4.68.17.134]
10 20 ms ash-bb1-113898-link.telia.net [213.248.88.85]
11 101 ms ldn-bb1-link.telia.net [213.248.65.97]
12 101 ms ldn-b4-link.telia.net [80.91.250.233]
13 106 ms jnt-110793-ldn-b4.c.telia.net [213.248.100.238]
14 110 ms so-2-1-0.leed-sbr1.ja.net [146.97.33.29]
15 114 ms EastNET-C1.site.ja.net [146.97.42.34]
16 114 ms cambridge.site.ja.net [193.60.0.154]
17 112 ms route-cent-3.cam.ac.uk [192.153.213.194]
18 110 ms 192.153.213.51
19 113 ms dictionary.cup.cam.ac.uk [128.232.233.17]
I'm guessing the hop over the pond is 101 ms?
-G
