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Pronunciation poll. The word 'route'. Do you pronounce it

A.  root?
or
B.  rowt?

Posted - September 2, 2020
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  • 53528

    B.

    It rhymes with “out”.
    ~

      September 2, 2020 10:53 AM MDT
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  • 44655
    Thank you.
      September 2, 2020 10:57 AM MDT
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  • 44655
    I think 'root' is the Canadian pronunciation.
      September 2, 2020 12:20 PM MDT
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  • 53528

     

      As in the way they (supposedly) pronounce “about”?
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      September 2, 2020 1:39 PM MDT
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  • 17620
    Usually rowt, but I believe I say root when I mention Route 66.  When I plan a trip I am choosing the rowt though.  Also, addresses such at Rt.  55 Box 19 is rowt.
      September 2, 2020 10:55 AM MDT
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  • 44655
    Thank you.
      September 2, 2020 10:58 AM MDT
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  • 7408
    A) root 
      September 2, 2020 12:04 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    I do the same as Thriftymaid.
      September 2, 2020 12:05 PM MDT
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  • 34460
    B. If referring to directions. 

    A. If referring to a specific roadway.  This post was edited by my2cents at September 4, 2020 3:54 AM MDT
      September 2, 2020 12:52 PM MDT
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  • 7280

    What is a postal carrier route?

    A postal carrier route is a group of mailing addresses (i.e. neighborhoods) that receive the same USPS® code to aid in mail delivery efficiency.

     
    And it's pronounced as B---rowt
      September 2, 2020 1:25 PM MDT
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  • 44655
    I found a dictionary that says either is correct.
      September 2, 2020 5:35 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    One reference listed 3 pronunciations---American, British, and Canadian, but I didn't pursue it.  To some degree it's nomenclature in context rather than a defined pronunciation.
      September 2, 2020 6:29 PM MDT
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  • 551
    In standard British English, it's "root".
    But as for the magic box that allows me to communicate with the rest of the AM community . . . that will always be a "rowter".
    Inconsistent, to be sure. But inconsistency is my middle name.
      September 3, 2020 5:53 PM MDT
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