atw: Re: Help with US English terms - Tacho

YUP, tachometer wins the prize. We (USofA) say "tach" rather than "tacho" for short, which here could be mistaken for "taco" (especially if pronounced as in an OZ) which can mean either a delightful Mexican food, or a slang term that shares some similarity with the OZ re-framing of the American fanny pak. 
MNMary


On 2/20/2007 6:56:51 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks for all your input, folks, but there is still one term that eludes 
> me:
>
> In AU the engine rev counter is also called a Tachometer or Tacho for
> short. What
> do you call it in the US

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