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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
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Subject: Re: Americanisms and Canadianisms
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Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 11:44:04 EST
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Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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In article <129@ubc-cs.UUCP> ludemann@ubc-cs.UUCP (Peter Ludemann) writes:
>	Canadian usage			American usage
>	--------------			--------------
>	route (pronounced "root")	(pronounced to rhyme with "out")

Which pronunciation of "root" did you have in mind?  Some people pronounce
it to rhyme with "boot"; others rhyme it with "soot".

The pronunciation of "route" to rhyme with "boot" is not a pure Canadianism,
in any case; I have heard it quite often in the U.S.

Frank Adams                           ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108