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Americans:
How to speak metric:
Length:
Very few professionals say "centimetres" as it's a bit of a mouthful. Most will will use millimetres and say "mill" so instead of "12.5 centimetres" they will say "125 mill".
As for kilometres...
How to speak metric:
Length:
Very few professionals say "centimetres" as it's a bit of a mouthful. Most will will use millimetres and say "mill" so instead of "12.5 centimetres" they will say "125 mill".
As for kilometres...
it's not pronounced keelometres but kill-ometers - same goes for kilograms. Most people say "5 k" - weirdos say "5 clicks"
Weights:
Grams is grams. Simple.
Kilograms is just "k g" so for example: "5 and a half k g"
Aside: Why the hell do americans say "13,200 pounds" when you've got a decent other unit of tons which is pretty close to a metric tonne? Do better!
Grams is grams. Simple.
Kilograms is just "k g" so for example: "5 and a half k g"
Aside: Why the hell do americans say "13,200 pounds" when you've got a decent other unit of tons which is pretty close to a metric tonne? Do better!
Volume:
Litres are litres. No one says fucking "deci litres" and I have no idea why wine bottles use that.
Anything smaller than a litre people just use millilitres and contract it to "mills" so 700 millilitres is "700 mills".
I've watched far too many american YouTube videos.
Litres are litres. No one says fucking "deci litres" and I have no idea why wine bottles use that.
Anything smaller than a litre people just use millilitres and contract it to "mills" so 700 millilitres is "700 mills".
I've watched far too many american YouTube videos.
Hope this helps!
Oh. One more:
Kilometers per hour is normally said "ks an hour"
"50 ks an hour"
Kilometers per hour is normally said "ks an hour"
"50 ks an hour"
