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[faeriemoon]

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@CalminHeart wrote:

Nope, it's route for me.  I've never heard it pronounced "root."  It may be that "root" is a regional thing.  I live in the midwest.

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It's strange that you have never heard it pronounced "root."  It's the preferred pronunciation in most dictionaries.

[Sooner]

One other thing I've noticed is that a lot of older people in the south say "Diddy" for "Daddy."  It isn't an African American thing, think Puff Diddy, but crosses all races.  

And if they are going to drive you to town, they'll "carry" you to town! 

[Feliciti]

Both are correct.

[RainCityWoman]

Pronnciation????? 

[RainCityWoman]

Many pronunciations are regional. My grandmother grew up in Cripple Creek, Colorado long, long ago. She pronounced it Cripple Crick. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. I was taught to pronounce it Creek, long e sound. 

[Lucky Charm]

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@RainCityWoman wrote:

Pronnciation????? 

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I know, it's killing me!

[Carriestp]

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@JaneMarple wrote:

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@Suhse wrote:

Route:

Tim started a paper route.  Pronunciation: root

Tim and his Dad have to route cables behind the computers station.

Pronunciation: rout

Agree?

Fun, no credit class for work, today.  All about the sometimes craziness of the English language.  

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I agree with you.

My family and people in New England pronounce "Aunt" as on. While a great deal of the US pronounce it as "ant".

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I don't pronounce 'haunt' as 'hant' therefore I tend to pronounce 'aunt' the same as 'haunt'.

Same with 'monkey' and 'donkey'...I pronounce them the same whereas many (including my husband) do not.

[sallybusky]

@Sooner:  LMAO at "out in the country where plumbing was uncommon." Love it! (I'm so glad I'm of the 'indoor plumbing' generation. Hey, I'm first generation of that!)

[Sooner]

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@sallybusky wrote:

@Sooner:  LMAO at "out in the country where plumbing was uncommon." Love it! (I'm so glad I'm of the 'indoor plumbing' generation. Hey, I'm first generation of that!)

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LOL!!!  Well, I wasn't exactly first generation, but people around there WAS POOR!  "Poor" pronounced like "DOOR" poor!

[chrystaltree]

I think it depends on the region you are in.  Unlike "Pronnciation", that's just wrong wrong wrong regardless of where you live..lol