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"Half a pound of salami, please."

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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on last edited by LuFins Dad
    #17

    And a liter should be set at the exact amount of Bohemian Pilsner with an ABV of 5.2% it takes for me to drink in an hour to reach a blood alcohol level of .06.

    I’m willing to sit through multiple tests…

    The Brad

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #18

      As long as we're talking metric...

      When we say centimeter, we pronounce it CENtimeter.
      When we say kilogram, we pronounce it KILogram.
      When we say millimeter, we pronounce it MILlimeter.

      But when it comes to distance, we most people say kilOmeter.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • MikM Offline
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        #19

        Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

          @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

          @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

          Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

          Go to England, you get more!

          More bad beer…

          Doctor PhibesD Offline
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          Doctor Phibes
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          #20

          @LuFins-Dad said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

          @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

          @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

          Although I still think when I order a pint of beer, I should be ordering half a liter, because you get more beer that way.

          Go to England, you get more!

          More bad beer…

          I shouldn't worry - they'd probably be willing to serve it to you in a lady's glass.

          In fact, they might insist.

          I was only joking

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          • MikM Mik

            Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

            George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #21

            @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

            Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

            I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

              @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

              Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

              I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

              Doctor PhibesD Offline
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              Doctor Phibes
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              #22

              @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

              @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

              Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

              I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

              Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

              I was only joking

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              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                @Mik said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                Ah yes, there is that little discrepancy.

                I always say KILometer. Just to be obnoxious - and right.

                Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                George KG Offline
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                George K
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                #23

                @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                What about other countries?

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG George K

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                  Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                  Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                  What about other countries?

                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                  #24

                  @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                  Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                  Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                  Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                  Link to video

                  I was only joking

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                    Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                    Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                    Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                    Link to video

                    George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #25

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                    Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                    But you don't pronounce the "r".

                    KIL oh metah.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG George K

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                      Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                      But you don't pronounce the "r".

                      KIL oh metah.

                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                      Doctor Phibes
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #26

                      @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                      Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                      But you don't pronounce the "r".

                      KIL oh metah.

                      I think the 'r' is in there - then again, I've lived in New England for 20 years, so I might here r's where none exist

                      I was only joking

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                        Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                        But you don't pronounce the "r".

                        KIL oh metah.

                        I think the 'r' is in there - then again, I've lived in New England for 20 years, so I might here r's where none exist

                        Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                        Aqua Letifer
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                        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                        @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                        Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                        But you don't pronounce the "r".

                        KIL oh metah.

                        I think the 'r' is in there - then again, I've lived in New England for 20 years, so I might here r's where none exist

                        It's not. British English is primarily non-rhotic. The New England accent, while more rhotic than British English, is still one of the least rhotic accents in America.

                        So relative to you it's rhotic, sure. Universally speaking, it ain't.

                        Please love yourself.

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                        • George KG George K

                          Interestingly, in medicine, everything is metric - other than weight. Patient weight, that is.

                          That may have changed in the last few years, however. I'm out of that loop.

                          jon-nycJ Offline
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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #28

                          @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                          Interestingly, in medicine, everything is metric - other than weight. Patient weight, that is.

                          That may have changed in the last few years, however. I'm out of that loop.

                          When they weigh me at Duke or Columbia it’s in kilograms. They have a conversion chart on the wall for patient convenience.

                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                            @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                            Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                            Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                            Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                            Link to video

                            bachophileB Offline
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                            bachophile
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #29

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                            @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                            Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                            Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                            Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                            Link to video

                            Yea but the way the spell it, it should be ki-LAH-me-trey

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                            • bachophileB bachophile

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                              @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                              Don't most Americans pronounce it kil-ah-meeder?

                              Yes. How do the Brits pronounce it?

                              Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                              Link to video

                              Yea but the way the spell it, it should be ki-LAH-me-trey

                              George KG Offline
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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #30

                              @bachophile said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                              should be ki-LAH-me-trey

                              They probably run IVs at 125 MIL-i-lee-trays per hour too.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                @George-K said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                Either way, but we do enunciate the 't' correctly.

                                But you don't pronounce the "r".

                                KIL oh metah.

                                I think the 'r' is in there - then again, I've lived in New England for 20 years, so I might here r's where none exist

                                It's not. British English is primarily non-rhotic. The New England accent, while more rhotic than British English, is still one of the least rhotic accents in America.

                                So relative to you it's rhotic, sure. Universally speaking, it ain't.

                                Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                Doctor Phibes
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                                @Aqua-Letifer said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                British English is primarily non-rhotic.

                                A Scotsman would not agree. Neither would people from the South West of England - Cornwall, Somerset etc or for that matter Liverpool.

                                I was only joking

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                                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                  @Aqua-Letifer said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                  British English is primarily non-rhotic.

                                  A Scotsman would not agree. Neither would people from the South West of England - Cornwall, Somerset etc or for that matter Liverpool.

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                                  Aqua Letifer
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                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                  @Aqua-Letifer said in "Half a pound of salami, please.":

                                  British English is primarily non-rhotic.

                                  A Scotsman would not agree. Neither would people from the South West of England - Cornwall, Somerset etc or for that matter Liverpool.

                                  Primarily. So, they'd be wrong.

                                  Please love yourself.

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