atw: Re: Help with US English terms - Tacho

Spot on, mate
MNMary


At 07:31 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote:


Thank you, Mary, Tach it will be.

>
> 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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