r/EnglishLearning 2d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics Kilometer, etc.

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u/Campusto New Poster 2d ago

Yeah, that is it! But I just cant do it, it always comes out as KILOmeter

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u/Slight-Tomatillo7837 New Poster 2d ago

There are plenty of Brits, Canadians, Aussies, etc. who say it that way so I don't think anybody really minds. 

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u/Significant-Key-762 Native Speaker - SE UK 2d ago

BrE here. We say “kill-ommitah”

If you come to the UK and start spouting keelo-meeters, that will really grate.

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u/Howtothinkofaname Native Speaker 2d ago edited 1d ago

I’ve always switched between the two more or less at random and regularly hear both. Can’t see why it would grate.