I pronounce route 66 as route 66...not root 66. I'm certainly aware that many people do say it that way, but it is a mispronunciation - much like saying warsh in place of wash.
On Monday, November 23, 2015, <[email protected]> wrote: > Route 66 is pronounced root 66. > Routing a circuit board is r-outing. > > *From:* Brett A Mansfield > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Sent:* Monday, November 23, 2015 2:40 PM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] rooter? > > I have a good friend from their. They always call it the root you take, so > it makes sense that if the device is determining the "root" the packets > should take, then it's a rooter. Haha. It does sound very funny to me. > > If you have kids that watch Thomas the train, they call sir topem hat "the > fat controller". > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > > On Nov 23, 2015, at 2:34 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm < > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > > im watching a video on mpls by some British fellow, he pronounces router > as rooter, is this the case on the other side of the pond? Is there a true > pronunciation or is it just a matter of regional dialect? > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > >
