Re: pronunciation of component

[Bill Reitz <wreitz@NEO.RR.COM>]

Is it cen TIM e ter  or  CENT i meter ?        I suggest Kil oh meter to go
with CENT i meter and  DES i meter.

De SIM e ter?   Meg IM e ter?      Mil IM e ter?

Bill Reitz,
who has taught in NE Ohio as well as Australia and Scotland & really enjoys
the subtlety of the English language as well as the 'merican one.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kath y Daniel" <kcdohs@COMCAST.NET>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: pronunciation of component


> Here's another interesting pronunciation question?
>
> Is it KIL oh  meter      or    kil AH meter  ?
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathy Daniel
> Oakland High School
> Murfreesboro, TN  37130
> kcdohs@comcast.net
> On Monday, March 1, 2004, at 08:23 AM, Kevin M. Dudley wrote:
>
> > Whatever the dictionary says, the folks here in NC (at least the folks
> > I've spoken with or been instructed by) all say it with the Northern
> > Ohio "cahhhhhm" (As Michael Edminston said), but they put the "em PHAH
> > sis" on the other "syll AH ble" in the following way:
> >
> > CAHHM po nent (a little less length on the first syllable)
> >
> > It always struck me as odd (being from Northern Ohio originally), and I
> > think "cahhm PO nent", but find myself slipping into "CAHHM po nent" on
> > occasion.
> >
> > syllable
> >
> > --
> > -Kevin
> > >