Navigation Fix - Kilometer to Kilometre. (unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres)

[Julie's MS]

kilometre noun [ C ]
uk us kilometer UK /ˈkɪl.əˌmiː.tər/ US /kɪˈlɑː.mə.t̬ɚ/ written abbreviationkm
unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres

Examples

• He walks two kilometres to work every morning.
• They were going at about 60 kilometres an hour when their car hit the tree.
• We travelled northeastwards for about 250 kilometres.

kilometre Meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

 

[LuPapa]

You didn't Put anything in your post besides a definition. My guess is you don't like kilometer. It's a real word.

Definition of KILOMETER

 

[Julie's MS]

Thank you,

Would love to see this corrected so the navigation system uses kilometres.

As linguists celebrate English Language Day and Shakespeare’s birthday, what does the ever-changing way we speak reveal about us?

 

[Pezpunk]

i'm really not sure what the complaint here is. i've always seen it written kilometer.

 

[S'toon]

i'm really not sure what the complaint here is. i've always seen it written kilometer.

Americans spell things differently than the rest of the world.

In the world outside of the US we have theatre, centre, kilometre. Honour, colour, defence.

Then there's the almost purely Canadian words toque, mukluk, and in Saskatchewan bunnyhug.

Get wise Americans, and learn that Robertson Screws are the best in the world.

 

[Hugh Mannity]

Would you please do me a favour and write me a coloured cheque for that toque in the centre of the chesterfield.