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minus-squareStovetoplinkfedilink9•edit-22 years agoKilometer has the same stressed syllable as odometer in American English. Easier just to distinguish pronunciation as -ometer vs -meter.
minus-squareZagorathlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years ago Easier just to distinguish pronunciation as -ometer vs -meter. But kilometre and thermometer both have ometer
minus-square@EmiliaTheHero@possumpat.iolinkfedilink3•2 years agoRight, and in most American dialects they are pronounced the same. Whereas Centimeter is pronounced differently and does not have an “ometer”
minus-square@Bruce@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•2 years agoWe’ll continue having fun with american pronunciation on another day. Today, we’re taking care of the imperial(istic?) system
Kilometer has the same stressed syllable as odometer in American English.
Easier just to distinguish pronunciation as -ometer vs -meter.
But kilometre and thermometer both have ometer
Right, and in most American dialects they are pronounced the same. Whereas Centimeter is pronounced differently and does not have an “ometer”
We’ll continue having fun with american pronunciation on another day. Today, we’re taking care of the imperial(istic?) system
Yes, and they’re pronounced the same in the US.