Route or Route?

steved2112 · Post by **steved2112** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:09 am

When I say "route" on the phone at work, I often have to repeat myself, so it rhymes with "out." Normally, in my accent, it rhymes with "boot." Out of staters often don't get the word that way. Which is the more common pronounciation?

maltlicker11 · Post by **maltlicker11** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:13 am

I think "root" means something "naughty" down under. (where?)
+ or -, you decide.

happydrunk · Post by **happydrunk** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:25 am

I actually pronounce it both ways depending what I'm talking about.

I say paper route (rhymes with "out"), but I also say Go about 20 miles down Route 101 (rhymes with "boot").

BeerMakesMeSmart · Post by **BeerMakesMeSmart** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:39 am

Same for me. When talking about a street it rhymes with boot. When I'm talking about the Steelers blowing out the Browns it rhymes with out.

GSG · Post by **GSG** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:54 am

I think I can speak for all English people when I say we rhyme it with boot.

maltlicker11 · Post by **maltlicker11** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:58 am

BeerMakesMeSmart wrote: When I'm talking about the Steelers blowing out the Browns it rhymes with out.

I think that is spelled "Rout.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/root.html
"You can root for your team (cheer them on) and hope that they utterly smash their opponents (create a rout), then come back in triumph on Route 27 (a road)."

bye

rune · Post by **rune** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:50 pm

root,,,now I can't get that tune oot of my head.

Lushlife · Post by **Lushlife** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:51 am

After a wee bit of research, it turns out that "rout" is the US pronunication and "root" is the UK pronunciation. But then, it is "root" 66 in the song, isn't it?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:17 am

I rhyme my route with boot.

maltlicker11 · Post by **maltlicker11** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:01 am

I wonder if root/ra-out has any bearing on "About" US vs "Aboot" Canadian style.

GSG · Post by **GSG** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:14 am

maltlicker11 wrote:I wonder if root/ra-out has any bearing on "About" US vs "Aboot" Canadian style.

My uncle's Canadian and I've never heard him say 'aboot'. Is this just a myth perpetuated by South Park?

He does say 'eh' a lot though.

Palmwine Drunkard · Post by **Palmwine Drunkard** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:38 am

GinChokedGirl wrote:
maltlicker11 wrote:I wonder if root/ra-out has any bearing on "About" US vs "Aboot" Canadian style.
My uncle's Canadian and I've never heard him say 'aboot'. Is this just a myth perpetuated by South Park?

He does say 'eh' a lot though.

My grandma was Canadian, and she always said "aboat".
And being hung over was "feeling a wee bit owly"!

Call me Mr. Owly tomorrow.

Cheers, Peace, and Love!

steved2112 · Post by **steved2112** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:58 pm

hozzydrunk wrote:I actually pronounce it both ways depending what I'm talking about.

I say paper route (rhymes with "out"), but I also say Go about 20 miles down Route 101 (rhymes with "boot").

Yeah I'm with you there, upon further consideration. As a noun, it's always "root," but as a verb it's "rowt."

So I get my kicks on root 66, and also I rowt plasma from the warp manifold to the deflector array's induction coils if I am trying to countermand a tractor beam from the future, for example.

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