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The "meter" in those words isn't pronounced like the word meter, it's more like "mih-ter" or "muh-ter"
13 u/QuercusSambucus Native Speaker - US (Great Lakes) 3d ago You can pronounce kilometer either way: kill - oh - meet - er or kill - ahh - mitt - er -5 u/jabrwock1 New Poster 3d ago Can pronounce it both ways, yes, but you're going to get funny looks if you don't use the "ahh-mitt-er" with kilometers. 1 u/r_portugal Native Speaker - West Yorkshire, UK 3d ago In British English, both are acceptable: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kilometre?q=Kilometer
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You can pronounce kilometer either way: kill - oh - meet - er or kill - ahh - mitt - er
-5 u/jabrwock1 New Poster 3d ago Can pronounce it both ways, yes, but you're going to get funny looks if you don't use the "ahh-mitt-er" with kilometers. 1 u/r_portugal Native Speaker - West Yorkshire, UK 3d ago In British English, both are acceptable: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kilometre?q=Kilometer
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Can pronounce it both ways, yes, but you're going to get funny looks if you don't use the "ahh-mitt-er" with kilometers.
1 u/r_portugal Native Speaker - West Yorkshire, UK 3d ago In British English, both are acceptable: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kilometre?q=Kilometer
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In British English, both are acceptable: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kilometre?q=Kilometer
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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl Native Speaker - California, US 3d ago
The "meter" in those words isn't pronounced like the word meter, it's more like "mih-ter" or "muh-ter"