That's what I think too, but they equal the same thing.

You are wrong.

They mean the exact same thing.

i belive that what you think is right

metres square = the amounts of metres times by them self.
square metres= a metre in a square. ie. one square metre, a square with the width of one metre

no difference.some say meters squared and others say square meters.

You almost got it right.

5 meters square = 5 meters x 5 meters = 25 meters squared

The English language is kind of poor about this. "meters square" is *not* the same as "meters squared".

The english may be ambiguous, but the math isn't. They are the same.

The distinction is between units and numbers. In this case, meters squared is part of the unit and therefore, isn't a mathematical operation to complete.

Whether someone says meter squared or square meter is a matter of preference, unless I am mistaken.

If a person describes a figure as being 'five metres square' it means that that the figure is a square with sides five metres long, the area of which is 25 sq.m
If the description of the figure is 'five square metres' all you know is the area of the figure. The shape and lengths of the sides are not known i.e. a rectangle 2.5m x 2m is a 5sq.m figure but a circle of diameter 2.523m is also a 5sq.m figure.
So there is a world of difference intended in the two expressions.

they mean the same thing

meter squared is N (any number) to the power of 2, i.e N x N

square meters is an area where the breadth is multiplied by the lenght which aren't neccessarily equal, eg

12 sqaure meters could be : 3m X 4m
2m X 6m
1m X 12m

metres square is a term for an area measurement.square metres are uncool dudes man!