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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 04:55 PM Original message |
How do you pronounce kilometer? |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Killlomedder |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. Kuh-law-mitter |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Yup. That's how we pronounce it in Canada. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. Neither answer indicated stress |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. never mind |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. KIL o meter |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. So how do you pronounce thermometer? |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. therMOmeter |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. So if this rule only applies to linear measurements... |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. You made a valid point. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Micrometer is good example |
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Doc_Technical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
6. I pronounce it 0.621371192 miles. |
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loveable liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. kill ah met er. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Well, Al is spelled differently here than in the UK |
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Seeking Serenity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. And I'm sure you pronounce "controversy" |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. I tend to adapt to whoever I'm talking to. |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Klick |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. mile. nt. |
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Seeking Serenity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:26 PM Original message |
I don't. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. Which is absolutely correct, and I've never been able to figure out why all we |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
15. I think typically in American English we do stress the second accent with more than 2 syllables. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. As a physics major, I tended to accent the first syllable... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. ki-LAHM-it-ur |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. "Murkins shouldn't being saying kilometer anyway |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. click |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. yes, that's right |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
26. Kill-ah-muh-ter. |
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