Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:04:24 -0400

From: "M. Lynne Murphy" 104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA

Subject: Re: "klicks": further questions



While we're on the subject, let's start a religious war ;-)\ : is the stress in

"kilometer" on the LOM, or on the KIL (with 2ndary on ME.... no, don't KIL

ME!)



prescriptively, it's on the kil, just as it's on the cent and the

mil. the LOM pronunciation is on analogy w/ thermometer, barometer,

pentameter. but the meaning of "meter" in those is a bit

different.



in my experience, the distinction is not regional (except that it's

an american problem--not so much british, etc., probably because

americans are confused as it is about km). i think i say both.

i try to avoid it and say "kay".



never heard of "klicks".



lynne



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