Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 12:40:40 -0500

From: Mark Mandel Mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DRAGONSYS.COM

Subject: Re: "klicks": further questions -Reply



M. Lynne Murphy 104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA 1016.1004



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.



A-HA! Thank you. I knew the KIL pron was more regular, but you have

supplied the rationale I lacked.



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