• Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

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

    But kilometre and thermometer both have ometer

    • EmiliaTheHero@possumpat.io
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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”

      • Bruce@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

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