Can't speak English!
manglier
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I just had to turn off the ToB coverage. Why, you may ask? Simply because the presenters cannot speak English!
Channel 4 please note, the word kilometer rhymes with millimeter, not gasometer!!!!!!!
Channel 4 please note, the word kilometer rhymes with millimeter, not gasometer!!!!!!!
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I don't give a monkeys, I just wanted the top five posts.
Actually, whilst I am here: BBC English - "Buckingham Palace said...", "France is going to decide which man they want as president"..."No 10 said..." etc etcseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Manglier wrote:Channel 4 please note...
Would that be the channel ITV4?0 -
pinarello001 wrote:I don't give a monkeys, I just wanted the top five posts.
Actually, whilst I am here: BBC English - "Buckingham Palace said...", "France is going to decide which man they want as president"..."No 10 said..." etc etc
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Manglier wrote:the word kilometer rhymes with millimeter, not gasometer!!!!!!!
I think you'll find the word is kilometre regardless of how it's pronounced
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LOL OP .. if you're going to be pedantic, try not to make ironic errors at the same time!
And I think you'll find you're both wrong .. it's pronounced 'Killer - metre'.All the above is just advice .. you can do whatever the f*ck you wana do!
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə, kɪˈlɒmɪtə/
There are two possible pronunciations for kilometre: one with the stress on the ki- and the other with the stress on the -lo-. The first is traditionally considered correct, with a stress pattern similar to other units of measurement such as centimetre. The second pronunciation, which originated in US English and is now also very common in British English, is still regarded as incorrect by some people, especially in British English.
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It's a French word and you want to use the American spelling and the English pronunciation
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I don't care about the pronunciation of kilometer, it's the wrong unit of measurment anyway. They should be doing it in miles: this is Britain, not the bleedin' continent :roll:
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Is it the same two who were commentating on the Vuelta? The English bloke sounds Like Richard Herring and the Scot like Frankie Boyle!0
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rodgers73 wrote:Is it the same two who were commentating on the Vuelta? The English bloke sounds Like Richard Herring and the Scot like Frankie Boyle!
That would be a truly epic commentary duo!All the above is just advice .. you can do whatever the f*ck you wana do!
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I thought I was the last sane person in world, I've been railing against this for years now. It's not exclusive to cycling either, just about everyone on the BBC says it wrong too. Kilo-metre, that is one thousand metres, WTF is a kil-oh-metter. [/rant]Manglier wrote:I just had to turn off the ToB coverage. Why, you may ask? Simply because the presenters cannot speak English!
Channel 4 please note, the word kilometer rhymes with millimeter, not gasometer!!!!!!!You've no won the Big Cup since 1902!0 -
Sorry about that, :oops: I used the German spelling out of habit, 10 years in BAOR what! what!PedalPedant wrote:Manglier wrote:the word kilometer rhymes with millimeter, not gasometer!!!!!!!
I think you'll find the word is kilometre regardless of how it's pronounced
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