• Stovetop@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

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

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

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      1 year ago

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

      But kilometre and thermometer both have ometer

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        1 year ago

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

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