Dear Major Dantic, I totally concur with your pronunciation of said words kilometre/kilogram. I have been enunciating this way since the metric system landed on our fair shores.The american version of many english words only makes them common linguists, but the english are cunning linguists, they can get their tongues around the most difficult of words. regards Major C.A Tastrophy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitchell Preston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 9:43 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Metric distance words in the 'Land of the brave andthe free'.
> Our American cousins seem to be struggling with their metric distance > measurement words. "Kilometre" rhyming with "thermometer"? I think > not. "Kilometre" should be in keeping with the pronunciation of > '"kilogram"; we don't say "ki-LOG'-ram", so why would we say "ki-LOM- > etre"? Our European and English (and other) cousins seem happy with > the "kilometre/kilogram" axis. Perhaps another case of America being > separated from England by a common language. I wouldn't be surprised > to one day see reference in Tom's newsletter to the English > reluctance to build and fly gliders made from "aloominum"... > > Maj. P. E. Dantic (ret'd) > 37 Dragspar Lane > Upper Laminar > > > > > On 02/04/2007, at 5:44 PM, David Long wrote: > > > > >> From Tom Knauff's newsletter. > > > > Dave L > > > > > > > > England only recently changed from furlongs, perches, and rods to > > measure > > distance, > > but still refuses to change the pronunciation of “kilometers” so it > > rhymes > > with > > “thermometer.” > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
