Timeline for Pronunciation in programming?
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| Oct 22, 2010 at 18:56 | comment | added | mellowsoon | The root vs. rowt depends on region and context. For instance I may ask, "Which root did you drive going across country?", but ask, "Which rowt did you take home from work?" | |
| Oct 22, 2010 at 15:38 | comment | added | azheglov | Pronouncing "route" as "root" (despite pronouncing "router" as "rowter") is more common in the Northeast. Ask anyone from Connecticut, what's the most dangerous road in their state - "Root Six." | |
| Oct 22, 2010 at 14:37 | comment | added | Jé Queue | Luckily, living in the States, you can say either pronunciation and you'll be understood just fine, but Americana can't be judged by songwriters in 1946. | |
| Oct 22, 2010 at 9:49 | comment | added | Alan Pearce | This gets me too, although I don't think many Americans pronounce the 'e' either, so it's more like rowt-r. To be fair, many Brits say root-uh or root-ah, some with more of a grunt than others. | |
| Oct 22, 2010 at 9:33 | history | answered | DanSingerman | CC BY-SA 2.5 |