Probably just the effort involved -- takes less effort to transition
from oo to an ess ("root" sixty-six) sound than from ou to an ess sound
, while ou to across is less of a stretch. I call that efficiency --
others may call it laziness.
JC Ewing
On 5/9/21 10:18 PM, Charles Mills wrote:
> 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
>
>
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> 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
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