an area of approximately 50,000 *** meters

01:47 May 4, 2023 

i decided to close this question without grading. seems the fairest thing.

07:13 Apr 6, 2023 

An "area" is two-dimensional, so if meters are used to measure it, it could ONLY be "square meters", not "cubic meters" or plain "(linear) meters". I've never heard of any "synonym" for "square meter", so "an area of approximately 50,000 square meters" is not s.t. I would ever go checking solely because I couldn't hear "square" clearly on the sound recording. It doesn't matter even if it's completely garbled - the blank between "50,000" and "metres" can ONLY be filled with "square" if the whole of "an area of approximately 50,000 *&*&^%¬ meters" is to make sense.

12:17 Apr 4, 2023 

I don't think it's worth turning this into a glossary entry, since no one will look it up.
Sometimes it takes a few minutes for questions to appear after you post them, which may explain the repetition.

09:59 Apr 4, 2023 

The woman says "50,000 square metre area", maybe that is the source of your confusion

09:54 Apr 4, 2023 

for what it's worth I also endorse "square". The woman in the first file maybe speaks NZ-ENG?

06:44 Apr 4, 2023 

They definitely both say "50,000 square metres".

03:16 Apr 4, 2023 

But as you are a native professional I have to believe it is square.
Will try to increase my comprehension of English spoken. Lol.
Thanks a lot
Post it as an answer when you want to get the kudoZ, Phil.

02:40 Apr 4, 2023 

They both say 50,000 square metres.