Charles, In the UK also we might root for our favourite team. That is acceptable.
The situation is worse in Australia. We get rather laughed at in a dirty way when talking about routers and pronounce it as "rooters". In Australia, rooting is a private physical matter practised between two consenting adults. Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw Reverse Sweep Consulting Limited 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: 10 May 2021 04:18 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pronunciations (spun off of another thread) 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://rsclweb.com ‘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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
