The Concise Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition gives both versions then goes on to say: "There are two possible pronunciations for kilometre: one with the stress on the ki- and the other with the stress on the -lo-. The first is traditionally considered the correct one, while the second is still regarded as incorrect by some people, especially in British English." Baron Carter -----Original Message----- From: Bill Potts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, 15 October, 2000 15:13 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:8585] RE: Pronunciation of kilometre Dennis Brownridge wrote: > and U.S. dictionaries, while they > give both pronunciations, list the American one first. I don't know which ones you are using, but Webster's New Universal Unabridged and the American Heritage Dictionary both put KILometer first. My 1962 Funk and Wagnall's Britannica World Language Dictionary also puts the correct pronunciation first. The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, on the other hand, gives the wrong pronunciation first. To its enormous discredit, the Oxford American Dictionary gives only kilOMeter. Bill Potts, CMS San Jose, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
