Classification: Public According to Chambers dictionary (the de facto resource for cryptic crosswords here), there are 12 noun definitions for root, 4 intransitive verb definitions, and 6 transitive verb definitions..
The one you're referring to appears, according to the entries, to be Australian and New Zealand slang 😊 Andy Styles z/Series System Programmer -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: 10 May 2021 04:18 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pronunciations (spun off of another thread) -- This email has reached the Bank via an external source -- It is indeed odd. We pronounce it both ways. Indeed, we say "root" 66. But "I took a different 'rout' across town." Further, here we root for our favorite sports teams. My understanding is that in England, rooting is not something one does in polite company. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pronunciations (spun off of another thread) 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://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frsclweb.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7CAndy.Styles%40LloydsBanking.com%7C70ebbd4c937041a2060108d91362464d%7C3ded2960214a46ff8cf4611f125e2398%7C0%7C0%7C637562135078484186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=dgswyrSXHRVtNMlmSxerjtSPLKZmV2Gr6DDM3fspGwM%3D&reserved=0 ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Lloyds Banking Group plc. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. Registered in Scotland no. SC95000. Telephone: 0131 225 4555. Lloyds Bank plc. Registered Office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Registered in England and Wales no. 2065. Telephone 0207626 1500. Bank of Scotland plc. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. Registered in Scotland no. SC327000. Telephone: 03457 801 801. Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc. Registered office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Registered in England and Wales no. 10399850. Scottish Widows Schroder Personal Wealth Limited. Registered Office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Registered in England and Wales no. 11722983. Lloyds Bank plc, Bank of Scotland plc and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Scottish Widows Schroder Personal Wealth Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc. Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH has its registered office at Thurn-und-Taxis Platz 6, 60313 Frankfurt, Germany. The company is registered with the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, HRB 111650. Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH is supervised by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht. Halifax is a division of Bank of Scotland plc. HBOS plc. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. Registered in Scotland no. SC218813. This e-mail (including any attachments) is private and confidential and may contain privileged material. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete it (including any attachments) immediately. You must not copy, distribute, disclose or use any of the information in it or any attachments. Telephone calls may be monitored or recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
