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[-] Stovetop@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Kilometer has the same stressed syllable as odometer in American English.

Easier just to distinguish pronunciation as -ometer vs -meter.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Easier just to distinguish pronunciation as -ometer vs -meter.

But kilometre and thermometer both have ometer

[-] EmiliaTheHero@possumpat.io 3 points 2 years ago

Right, and in most American dialects they are pronounced the same. Whereas Centimeter is pronounced differently and does not have an "ometer"

[-] Bruce@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

We'll continue having fun with american pronunciation on another day. Today, we're taking care of the imperial(istic?) system

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