Nihil Obstat Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 [quote name='dUSt' post='1827348' date='Apr 6 2009, 11:40 PM']Is route pronounced rout or root.[/quote] I usually say "rowt" (phonetically, naturally), but I'd be willing to bet that both are acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 [quote name='dUSt' post='1827348' date='Apr 7 2009, 12:40 AM']Is route pronounced rout or root.[/quote] Rout. Is "root" pronounced rute or rut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 [b]route /rut, raʊt/ [/b] Show Spelled Pronunciation [root, rout] Show IPA noun, verb, rout⋅ed, rout⋅ing. –noun 1. a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston? 2. a customary or regular line of passage or travel: a ship on the North Atlantic route. 3. a specific itinerary, round, or number of stops regularly visited by a person in the performance of his or her work or duty: a newspaper route; a mail carrier's route. Apparently both are acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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