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[abbeythe 8th]

The TV show from the 1960s was R-OO-T 66 not R-OUT 66.

[cherry]

Ont sounds  classier than ant. In my area we say ant

[AKgirl2]

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@Oznell wrote:

I enjoy stuff like this.  One of the things I love is that hubby pronounces it "rout" to rhyme with "shout" in both instances.

He also frequently says "roof" in which the "oo" sound is like book, not tooth.

I am thinking it is a Midwestern thing-- hubs is from Illinois.

Hugh Beaumont, the actor who played "Ward Cleaver" also said "roof" that way.  I think of it as a boyish, Midwestern, Tom Sawyer-charming accent.

I have a more generalized Great Lakes accent, in which we always said a "long o" (is that the proper term?) roof and route.

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Born and raised in NY (Westchester County)...same pronunciation here, long "o"

[Mmsfoxxie]

I was told that you pronounce it either way and is appropriate but I say r-out and if I pronounce it like root, I'm talking about a plant.  I'm from the midwest.

[pupwhipped]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

Hi!   I would disagree.   I would pronounce both words 'rout'.

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What chickenbutt said.

[MyGirlsMom]

I pronounce neither and either, niigh ther and I-ther

[pupwhipped]

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@MyGirlsMom wrote:

I pronounce the two words the same as you do @Suhse.

(please edit your title) 

Yes, a little spell check is definitely in order here. But you know what, I don't think it works on thread titles.

Bummer.

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[AKgirl2]

It's R-out and Ant for me!  Born and raised in New York (Westchester County).

[CelticCrafter]

When I refer to the numbered highways in NJ, I say root.

[SusieQ_2]

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@abbeythe 8th wrote:

The TV show from the 1960s was R-OO-T 66 not R-OUT 66.

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Sonic Drive thru here in So Cal sells a forty-four ounce drink called the Route44. You can order it by calling it a R-OUT 44 but when they read back your order you can bet it will be called a R-OOT 44!

You're right...the place to get your kicks was "ROOT"66