Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 14:27:33 -0400
From: e carlson ecarlson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LON.HOOKUP.NET
Subject: Re: Canadian use of "klicks"? -Reply
I'm still learning to speak Canadian, so I asked for an explanation from the
first person I heard use the term. According to a 39 year old female,
"klick" always means km. I asked if anyone used the term to refer to km/h
and got a funny look and was advised that one might say that, but it
wouldn't be right. Edie ecarlson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]lon.hookup.net
At 01:52 PM 10/16/96 -0500, Mark Mandel wrote:
e carlson ecarlson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LON.HOOKUP.NET 1016.1229
"Klick" is commonly used here in south-west Ontario by people of all
ages.
I even hear it on local news reports.
Edie ecarlson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]lon.hookup.net
= "km" or "km/h"?
Mark A. Mandel : mark[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]dragonsys.com
Dragon Systems, Inc. : speech recognition : +1 617 965-5200
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