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From: ewf@ihuxr.UUCP (Gene Foster)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: More Regional Pronunciations
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Date: Wed, 4-Apr-84 08:31:25 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  4 08:31:25 1984
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Three words come to mind regarding this discussion.  They are
roof, root, and route.  I say roof with the double O sound of hook
or book.  Easterners say it with the double O sound as in proof.
Same thing with root.  I say route like bout only with an r.
Others say route to sound like group.

gene foster
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