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  • youvalss
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    • Feb 2007
    • 16599

    #1

    How to pronounce the word "route"?

    I really don't know how I am supposed to pronounce it. sometimes, I hear people pronounce it like 'raut', sometimes people pronounce it as 'root'.

    I don't know, maybe it's a Canadian thing, maybe not. since English isn't my native language, I don't really know what's the right way and what isn't. I used to pronounce it like 'root', then I heard them saying on TV 'raut'... What's going on here?

    Thanks.



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  • AUChase
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    • Jul 2008
    • 19403

    #2
    Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

    I say "root" a lot, but it's the southern dialect.

    I think the proper would be "ROWT".

    In the long run, I really don't care. I'm going to continue pronouncing it how I want. I don't know anyone who actually pronounces oil correct, either.

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    • fistofrage
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      • Aug 2002
      • 13682

      #3
      Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

      Its strange.....

      Its ROOT 66
      and Paper ROWT is what we used to call the series of customers we delivered newspapers to when we were kids.
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      • Trevytrev11
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        • Nov 2006
        • 3259

        #4
        Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

        Originally posted by fistofrage
        Its strange.....

        Its ROOT 66
        and Paper ROWT is what we used to call the series of customers we delivered newspapers to when we were kids.
        This.

        Route (ROOT) 66...or...what is the shortest route (ROOT) to the mall.

        Paper route (ROWT) or Delivery route (ROWT).

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        • dickey1331
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          • Sep 2009
          • 14285

          #5
          Originally posted by AUChase89
          I say "root" a lot, but it's the southern dialect.

          I think the proper would be "ROWT".

          In the long run, I really don't care. I'm going to continue pronouncing it how I want. I don't know anyone who actually pronounces oil correct, either.
          I agree. Also I couldn't say oil if my life depended on it.


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          • SuperBowlNachos
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            • Jul 2004
            • 10218

            #6
            Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

            It's weird, I honestly don't know which one I say. I think I say root lol

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            • SPTO
              binging
              • Feb 2003
              • 68046

              #7
              Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

              This kinda reminds me of a John Madden line in reference to the Cowboys whaling on an opponent:

              "Well we're in "root" to a "rowt" or maybe it's in rowt to a root"

              Basically he was having fun with wordplay there.

              Personally I say it as "rowt"
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              • Kobalt
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                • May 2010
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                #8
                Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                I say "rowt" but I'll understand it either way when someone says it to me

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                • UATide
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                  • Jun 2008
                  • 952

                  #9
                  Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                  I say ROWT, that's just me, though...
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                  • Knight165
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                    • Feb 2003
                    • 24964

                    #10
                    Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                    Both are acceptable I believe.

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                    • Dog
                      aka jnes12/JNes__
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 11846

                      #11
                      Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                      I actually say both

                      "I am driving on 'root' 1"

                      "I am going to take a different 'rowt'"

                      Come to think of it, I say 'root' a lot more than 'rowt', but I do say both
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                      • Gotmadskillzson
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                        • Apr 2008
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                        #12
                        Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                        I only say rowt.

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                        • SqueakyD
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                          • May 2003
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                          #13
                          Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                          Dialect map.

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                          • youvalss
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                            • Feb 2007
                            • 16599

                            #14
                            Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                            Originally posted by SqueakyD
                            That's awesome! And thanks for all the posts. I guess I'll stick with 'root', since that's what I'm used to say. Guess it doesn't really matter.
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                            • Scottdau
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                              • Feb 2003
                              • 32580

                              #15
                              Re: How to pronounce the word "route"?

                              They are interchangeable words. You can say them both ways and they are right.
                              Last edited by Scottdau; 02-22-2011, 03:18 AM.

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