Raymott
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Hi people.
I pronounce this word /kilometer/. /Kilometer/ is one of my pet hates.
Can anyone who uses the latter pronunciation give a good reason for it?
It seems to be the only distance words in the metric system that places the emphasis there.
"nanometer, micrometer, millimeter, centimeter, decameter, etc."
(I'm ignoring the 're'/'er' spellings)
I pronounce this word /kilometer/. /Kilometer/ is one of my pet hates.
Can anyone who uses the latter pronunciation give a good reason for it?
It seems to be the only distance words in the metric system that places the emphasis there.
"nanometer, micrometer, millimeter, centimeter, decameter, etc."
(I'm ignoring the 're'/'er' spellings)