Coming from England, we always pronounce "route" with a long sound, like "root". I understand that in the USA it is usually pronounced the same as "rout". No problem.
But in the song "Route 66" it is pronounced the same way we do in England. Why is that? Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw https://rsclweb.com ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: 09 May 2021 18:40 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pronunciations (spun off of another thread) Can I get my CICS on Route 66? Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 6:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pronunciations (spun off of another thread) On Sun, 9 May 2021 12:14:25 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >What if you spell it ÇICS? > Could that be added as a member alias? https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*Qvnk1NFFUeiNXiC7AF1owg.png ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection. For more info visit www.bullguard.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
