ɪn ɪfˈɛkt, ðə ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ ðə ɹˈuːlɚ, ðə lˈɔŋɡɚ ðə mˈɛʒɚd bˈoːɹdɚ; ðə spˈænɪʃ ænd pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚz wɜː sˈɪmpli jˈuːzɪŋ dˈɪfɹəntlˈɛŋθ ɹˈuːlɚz.
In effect, the shorter the ruler, the longer the measured border; the Spanish and Portuguese geographers were simply using different-length rulers.