• Stovetop@lemmy.ml
    9·
    2 年前

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

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

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      1·
      2 年前

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

      But kilometre and thermometer both have ometer

      • EmiliaTheHero@possumpat.io
        3·
        2 年前

        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·
          2 年前

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