It seems to me that when Claire says km/hr in French, she leaves out the "per" and just says "kilometre-heure". Am I hearing her correctly? Is this colloquial to leave out the "per"?
Audio Lesson 3-1 Kilometers/hour
Richard-C
January 31, 2008
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January 31, 2008
Indeed, she does. "Kilometre-heure" is the most common way of saying kilometers per hour in French.
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