Route,How do you pronounce it?

[TheImmortalLordAtlas]

I've been in America since '94 but still pronounce it "root". I do say "rowter (router)" however as its a term I certainly wasn't using until after I moved here. Does the rest of the english speaking world say "rooter"?



That would be "rout".

Yeah, I just noticed. I'm glad I've never need to write it. But the "rowt"er argument still holds.

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roout

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[Deleted]

Ehm, Rude

[Taurenburger]

Root. Rowt sounds so weird.

[TheImmortalLordAtlas]

As a guy from the UK, OP, how do you pronounce "herb"? It has an "h".

[Sorrowreach]

I pronounce it the same way you would pronounce "rout". I can't spell phonetically very well, but: "ra-out" perhaps, if you will.

[Nightfury Treann]

i say "rout" or "root"

or saying router without the "er"

[Sesshomaru]

I pronounce it as "Root", because.. I'm used to that.

[Off Topic]

Let's change this thread to "How you pronounce "tear"?"!

I pronounce it as "Teer", like a rhimed version of Leer.
Bear as "Bear" and Fear as "Feer", don't know if it is correct though. And one is not supposed to change the thread into something else, as the thread will then lose its purposes. [/Off Topic]

[Deleted]

Mostly say Rowt, but I find myself saying Root sometimes.

[Deleted]

As a guy from the UK, OP, how do you pronounce "herb"? It has an "h".

I pronounce it like its spelt,I don't pronounce it like "erb".

[TheImmortalLordAtlas]

I pronounce it as "Root", because.. I'm used to that.

[Off Topic]

I pronounce it as "Teer", like a rhimed version of Leer.
Bear as "Bear" and Fear as "Feer", don't know if it is correct though. And one is not supposed to change the thread into something else, as the thread will then lose its purposes. [/Off Topic]

The purpose was to show different uses. "Teer" like when you cry, "Tair" like when you rip something.

[BatteredRose]

Root, generally.

Let's change this thread to "How you pronounce "tear"?"!

Tearing a paper in half = tayr

Eyes welling up with tears = teer

[Zanno]

I pronounce it both ways believe it or not. Don't ask me why. Just cuz.

[Digglett]

Let's change this thread to "How you pronounce "tear"?"!

Teer for crying/Tare for ripping. Then again, I say wooder instead of water.

[Amirila]

Swedish here and I say 'Root'

[openair]

Root - generally embedded organic source - pronouced 'root'
Rout - defeat, disorderly retreat - pronouced 'raut'
Route - course, road or passage - pronouced as either of the above

[TheImmortalLordAtlas]

Root - generally embedded organic source - pronouced 'root'
Rout - defeat, disorderly retreat- pronouced 'raut'
Route - course, road or passage - pronouced as either of the above

Use wiktionary, you'll see these words having more than 1 definition...

[Kaleid]

"Root" as in 'Just head down Route 66. You can't miss it!'
"Rowt" as in 'I'm going to take a different route to the cereal aisle.

[openair]

Use wiktionary, you'll see these words having more than 1 definition...

.... Mine were but one of those examples to differentiate the words...

Root:
1.The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients.
2.The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place. Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.
3.The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place. The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.

Or more simply: embedded organic source...

Route:
1.A course or way which is traveled or passed. The route was used so much that it formed a rut. You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles.
2.A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation. We live near the bus route. Here is a map of our delivery routes.
3.A road or path; often specifically a highway. Follow Route 49 out of town.
4.The way to do something.

or more simply... course, road or passage.....

[Speedlance]

Quite interested in this, I am from the UK and I have noticed several people pronounce Route as "rowt" which is different to how I say it: "Root."

So just interested on how you pronounce it, Rowt or Root?

I say Root sixty six