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MarkJH
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22 November 2004 : 14:39:11
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only the american and australian people who pronounce it, in english it is a rooter
Say that to anybody in the engineering business and they'd look at you as if you were insane!
Mark, signing 'oot' for now.  |
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MarcelG
Retired Support Moderator
Netherlands
2625 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 14:56:12
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well, gauwd day to yall 
potato, potato, tomato, tomato, rooter, router...
BTW, is thát the reason Unix and Linux are not so popular in Australia and New Zealand ? Because of the 'root' account |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
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Jezmeister
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1141 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 15:08:45
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Well i think we should change this completely lol. I reckon we should (at least in this topic) recognise American English as a completely different language to english and only let real english count  . lol nyway id say rooter. |
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
20584 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 17:09:48
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Originally posted by Jezmeister
Well i think we should change this completely lol. I reckon we should (at least in this topic) recognise American English as a completely different language to english and only let real english count . lol nyway id say rooter.
yes, and we'll only recognise american english when they put back all the U's and remove all the Z's |
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cripto9t
Average Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 17:52:47
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Originally posted by marcelgoertz
The funny thing is that even though Americans say they say 'Rauwter' they also say 'Ruute' 66 and not 'Rauwte 66'...for the same concept (traffic).
My Websters says root or rout but it's a universal version.
I live on rauwt 37 and we say you'uns round here in southern Illinois.
If I drive 50 miles south to Kentucky, rauwt 37 becomes root 37 and folks say ya'll.
If I keep going to south Georgia or Alabama I can't understand much of anything they say  .
We've mangled english up pretty good. From what I've heard from my spanish speaking friends, the Mexicans have done the same to spanish.
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seven
Senior Member
USA
1037 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 18:22:01
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Is it wrong because you don't say it the way I say it?
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Originally posted by HuwR
marcelgoertz,
The problem with a poll is that if you get more people voting for the wrong pronunciation (because they are american), then people will start to believe that is how it should be pronounced even though it is wrong.
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Jezmeister
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22 November 2004 : 18:22:28
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Originally posted by HuwR
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Originally posted by Jezmeister
Well i think we should change this completely lol. I reckon we should (at least in this topic) recognise American English as a completely different language to english and only let real english count . lol nyway id say rooter.
yes, and we'll only recognise american english when they put back all the U's and remove all the Z's
sounds right to me, is making them accept they didn't invent the language going too far? |
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MarkJH
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1722 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 18:37:18
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We've mangled english up pretty good.
I come from Essex. We've done a pretty good job of mangling up the English language ourselves.
Aah but in the end, does it really matter? Regional inflexions bring colour to the language. It's like taste in music, would be boring if we all had the same. |
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muzishun
Senior Member
United States
1079 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 18:42:33
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| I use different pronunciations based on the use. Root 66; planning the best rauwt from point A to B; buying a rauwter for my computer. I seem to remember being taught that when used as a proper noun, it's pronounced with the 'oo' sound, but otherwise it is with the 'au' or 'ow' sound. (Although grammar was a long time ago, so I could just be manifesting memories again. ) |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 18:51:12
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I say since Cisco is the largest company for router products and is an American based company, we go with the American pronunciation of it.  |
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Gargoyle
Junior Member
USA
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MarkJH
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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Jezmeister
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1141 Posts |
Posted - 22 November 2004 : 19:48:48
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now who invented the english language eh gargoyle? like i said before they should be counted as two different languages, and american english should not be recognised as english in this topic (lol) so i say we win hehe
it seems the americans have retaliated to that email mark, i had a 'To the citixens of Great Britain' email a couple of weeks back... |
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Gargoyle
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