You 🇬🇧 folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss They probably think the same about us with sodder from solder. 🧐
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@caseyliss Because route and root are also pronounced the same.
@stuart You’re not helping your cause lol
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@caseyliss Because route and root are also pronounced the same.
@stuart @caseyliss And a rout (as in the complete destruction of an opposition) is where we use the 'rowt' pronunciation.
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@stuart You’re not helping your cause lol
@caseyliss I mean, ask John Mayer where he gets his kicks…
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss American pronunciation of ‘router’ makes it an extension of ‘rout’ ie. “A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat”. British pronunciation makes it an extension of ‘route’ ie. “A way for travel from one place to another”.
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss as a non English speaker: you really wanna crack open the can of worms that is the weirdness of the English language in general?
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss as a British person from the Midlands, I never know how to pronounce router. Just as many people will get confused either way it’s said.
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@caseyliss They probably think the same about us with sodder from solder. 🧐
@jxmullins @caseyliss the American solder pronunciation confuses me every time I hear it.
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss Sometimes I think you’re not happy unless you’re unhappy.
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss Fair. But then how do you differentiate between route and rout?
Only so many mouth sounds we can all make, so some are gonna be the same
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@caseyliss Sometimes I think you’re not happy unless you’re unhappy.
@marcintosh I was cracking wise. But, uh, thanks?
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@caseyliss Fair. But then how do you differentiate between route and rout?
Only so many mouth sounds we can all make, so some are gonna be the same@andrewwade “Rowt” and “root”
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@jxmullins @caseyliss the American solder pronunciation confuses me every time I hear it.
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@caseyliss as a non English speaker: you really wanna crack open the can of worms that is the weirdness of the English language in general?
@vmachiel No, but I reckon we have both German and French beat.
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@andrewwade “Rowt” and “root”
@caseyliss wait so if you say Virginia Tech won convincingly (hypothetically of course) would you say they “rooted” the opposition or they “rowted” them?
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@dkatri Does the
say “saLmon” or “sammon”?@caseyliss there are some that do pronounce the L - from my experience a lot of South Asian background people do (half my family). But fair point.
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss When something seems awry with a word, check out its etymology. Router comes from the french word "route", which is a way, or a path, like Route 66. O and U together in French are pronounced "oo", hence the pronunciation.
Very interestingly, the woodworking implement which bears the same name comes from middle English "wroten", related to "root", and we do pronounce this one: "rowter". -
@caseyliss wait so if you say Virginia Tech won convincingly (hypothetically of course) would you say they “rooted” the opposition or they “rowted” them?
Genuinely asking, zero snark.@caseyliss (cos if you say they “rooted” them, then our Australian friends might have an opinion
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@caseyliss wait so if you say Virginia Tech won convincingly (hypothetically of course) would you say they “rooted” the opposition or they “rowted” them?
Genuinely asking, zero snark.@andrewwade rowted. But that’s not common vernacular over here.
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folks can be mad about how we pronounce “hover”, but at least we don’t absolutely butcher “router”.Seriously, how in the hell did you get “rooter” from “router”‽
@caseyliss It’s both a little funnier and a little more confusing as an Australian. We share much in common for pronunciation with the UK, unsurprising. But we have, historically at least, also used “root” as an alternate, more ok to say in public, equivalent to “fuck”. i.e. “get rooted”, “it’s rooted”, etc. (1/2)
