How do you say kilometre?
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After the spelt/spelled controversy, here is another pet peeve. Does anyone know why half the world seems to say ki-LOM-eter rather than ki-lo-me-ter. Why don't those same people say cen-TIM-eter, ki-LOL-itre, ki-LOG-ram and mil-LIM-eter? At least that would be consistent! It jars my ears every time it is said - but it is obviously a lost cause. I just want to know why! Paul Hooper If you spend your whole life looking over your shoulder, they will get you from the front instead.
Actually you reminded me that when I was younger, I also hated people saying it as kih-LAH-mih-tur. Over time I naturally started saying it that way. There are other words like this, but I've forgotten them all too... *sigh* - Jason Do you have a Pulse? SonorkID: 100.611 Jason Veni, vidi, VC - I came, I saw, Visual C
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Michael Dunn wrote: For example, why does the UK pronounce lieutenant as the totally bizarre (to me) "lifftenant"? No reason really, that's just how it is. How about colonel. The british pronounce it as kernel. That's how we have the linux colonel in UK :-) or perhaps even colonel mode programming... Nish
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The english do that all over the place. eg, some local (to me) places Leicester is pronounced les-ter, not lei-ces-ter, and belvoir is pronounced bea-ver not bell-voir. you get used to it eventually:) Paresh Solanki A woman drove me to drink and I didn’t even have the decency to thank her. -W.C. Fields
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Michael Dunn wrote: For example, why does the UK pronounce lieutenant as the totally bizarre (to me) "lifftenant"? No reason really, that's just how it is. How about colonel. The british pronounce it as kernel. That's how we have the linux colonel in UK :-) or perhaps even colonel mode programming... Nish
Chris, Can I have a Johnny Bravo icon please? Please, please, please........
Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: How about colonel. The british pronounce it as kernel. I pronounce it as kerlnel, which is basically colonel but with a heavier "kuh" at the begining. Then again, I sait lietenant (sp). ________________ David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk Sonork ID: 100.9977 Dave …
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After the spelt/spelled controversy, here is another pet peeve. Does anyone know why half the world seems to say ki-LOM-eter rather than ki-lo-me-ter. Why don't those same people say cen-TIM-eter, ki-LOL-itre, ki-LOG-ram and mil-LIM-eter? At least that would be consistent! It jars my ears every time it is said - but it is obviously a lost cause. I just want to know why! Paul Hooper If you spend your whole life looking over your shoulder, they will get you from the front instead.
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As a serious reply, language doesn't always follow nice simple rules. For example, why does the UK pronounce lieutenant as the totally bizarre (to me) "lifftenant"? No reason really, that's just how it is. --Mike-- Rollin' in my 5.0 With the rag-top down so my hair can blow. My really out-of-date homepage Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan and Jamie Salé.
It's a french word. I think the questions that arise from the lieutenant debacle are these: Why do we use french words? Why don't we spell it "leftenant"? Why do the americans spell and pronounce everything wrong? <Flame suit on> Sorry to dissapoint you all with my lack of a witty or poignant signature.
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After the spelt/spelled controversy, here is another pet peeve. Does anyone know why half the world seems to say ki-LOM-eter rather than ki-lo-me-ter. Why don't those same people say cen-TIM-eter, ki-LOL-itre, ki-LOG-ram and mil-LIM-eter? At least that would be consistent! It jars my ears every time it is said - but it is obviously a lost cause. I just want to know why! Paul Hooper If you spend your whole life looking over your shoulder, they will get you from the front instead.
Paul Hooper wrote: Does anyone know why half the world seems to say ki-LOM-eter rather than ki-lo-me-ter. Cause it is the correct way to say it. Theres no logic to it, it just is. :) Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
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Paul Hooper wrote: How do you say kilometre? I say it the right way, "zero point six two miles" ;) --Mike-- Rollin' in my 5.0 With the rag-top down so my hair can blow. My really out-of-date homepage Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan and Jamie Salé.
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Paul Hooper wrote: Does anyone know why half the world seems to say ki-LOM-eter rather than ki-lo-me-ter. Cause it is the correct way to say it. Theres no logic to it, it just is. :) Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "Don't belong. Never join. Think for yourself. Peace" - Victor Stone
Interesting you say that. The Oxford dictionary says you are wrong. The Macquarie lists both but lists ki-LOM-eter second. Mind you, based on experience I would say that about 90% of Aussies agree with you. Still grates though.;P Paul Hooper If you spend your whole life looking over your shoulder, they will get you from the front instead.
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Kilometer souund :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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Thanks for the link. Did you see the explanation of the pronunciation? It is the first time I have seen a plausible explanation. Paul Hooper If you spend your whole life looking over your shoulder, they will get you from the front instead.
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Michael Dunn wrote: As a serious reply, language doesn't always follow nice simple rules. For example, why does the UK pronounce lieutenant as the totally bizarre (to me) "lifftenant"? No reason really, that's just how it is. After a bit of research it appears Lef-tenant usage appears restricted to the Air forces of the Commonwealth. Possibly the "F" was inserted for "flight" as they are designated as flight-lieutenents Maybe :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
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****Colin Davies wrote: After a bit of research it appears Lef-tenant usage appears restricted to the Air forces of the Commonwealth. Possibly the "F" was inserted for "flight" as they are designated as flight-lieutenents Not as I know it - my father was in the Army for 22 years and my uncles in the RAF for the same sort of time, I currently work daily with the various branches of the MoD. "Lef-tenant" to all branches of the military and even non-military... Regards, Ray
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Interesting you say that. The Oxford dictionary says you are wrong. The Macquarie lists both but lists ki-LOM-eter second. Mind you, based on experience I would say that about 90% of Aussies agree with you. Still grates though.;P Paul Hooper If you spend your whole life looking over your shoulder, they will get you from the front instead.
[start American redneck] In the US of A, we don't know nothing about "ki-LOM-eters," cuz we use "miles," and usually in the singular instead of in the plural. Such as, fer example, the store down yonder is about 5 mile, and a man stands about 6 foot, and a man's pickup truck ought to have at least 450 cubic inch, and when we goes fishin', he shouldn't bring home anything less than 12 pound. [end American redneck] Dave The worst thing about ignorance is that people don't know they've got it. - Anonymous, I guess.
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[start American redneck] In the US of A, we don't know nothing about "ki-LOM-eters," cuz we use "miles," and usually in the singular instead of in the plural. Such as, fer example, the store down yonder is about 5 mile, and a man stands about 6 foot, and a man's pickup truck ought to have at least 450 cubic inch, and when we goes fishin', he shouldn't bring home anything less than 12 pound. [end American redneck] Dave The worst thing about ignorance is that people don't know they've got it. - Anonymous, I guess.
It doesn't ease calculation ! For example, how do U calculate the surface of a rectangle which is 3 foot and 2 inch long and 2 foot and 1 inch wide ? And for the volume based on this surface which is 4 foot and 4 inch high ? :confused: ------------------------------------ Ash to ash, and clay to clay, If the enemy doesn't get you Your own folk may ------------------------------------
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It doesn't ease calculation ! For example, how do U calculate the surface of a rectangle which is 3 foot and 2 inch long and 2 foot and 1 inch wide ? And for the volume based on this surface which is 4 foot and 4 inch high ? :confused: ------------------------------------ Ash to ash, and clay to clay, If the enemy doesn't get you Your own folk may ------------------------------------
Karl wrote: It doesn't ease calculation ! You are absolutely right. In fact it complicates things. Imagine all of our schools teaching young people how to convert inches into feet, or feet into inches, so that the units are all the same. That was a staple of my education ... make the units the same. [start American redneck] But what do you need to know all that for? If you can put it in a 5 gallon bucket, then you got about 5 gallon. You don't need to know no more than that. [end American redneck] The worst thing about ignorance is that people don't know they've got it. - Anonymous, I guess.
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As a serious reply, language doesn't always follow nice simple rules. For example, why does the UK pronounce lieutenant as the totally bizarre (to me) "lifftenant"? No reason really, that's just how it is. --Mike-- Rollin' in my 5.0 With the rag-top down so my hair can blow. My really out-of-date homepage Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan and Jamie Salé.
Here's another word that, according to my girlfriend, the Brits also pronounce totally weird: SCHEDULE According to her, they say it: "shedule" (the c is silent), whereas I've always heard it as "skedule" here in the US. I know Americans do the right way :-), but I find it hard to believe it Brits pronounce it like she says. Regards, Alvaro A priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, a joke?"
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****Colin Davies wrote: After a bit of research it appears Lef-tenant usage appears restricted to the Air forces of the Commonwealth. Possibly the "F" was inserted for "flight" as they are designated as flight-lieutenents Not as I know it - my father was in the Army for 22 years and my uncles in the RAF for the same sort of time, I currently work daily with the various branches of the MoD. "Lef-tenant" to all branches of the military and even non-military... Regards, Ray
Ray Hayes wrote: Not as I know it - my father was in the Army for 22 years and my uncles in the RAF for the same sort of time, I currently work daily with the various branches of the MoD. "Lef-tenant" to all branches of the military and even non-military... Well you should know better than me then. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin Testing Current Sig <:jig:>
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Here's another word that, according to my girlfriend, the Brits also pronounce totally weird: SCHEDULE According to her, they say it: "shedule" (the c is silent), whereas I've always heard it as "skedule" here in the US. I know Americans do the right way :-), but I find it hard to believe it Brits pronounce it like she says. Regards, Alvaro A priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, a joke?"
Alvaro Mendez wrote: According to her, they say it: "shedule" (the c is silent), She's correct. --Mike-- Rollin' in my 5.0 With the rag-top down so my hair can blow. My really out-of-date homepage Sonork - 100.10414 AcidHelm Big fan of Alyson Hannigan and Jamie Salé.