Heh. When I was in high school we moved from Minnesota (where "root" rhymes with "foot") to Pennsylvania (where "root" rhymes with "boot"). The kid who sat behind me in Biology class was named Scott Root. He thought I was making fun of his name every time I said "root". I learned to adjust to my new environment.
Same vowel change in "roof" and "hoof". --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it through not dying. -Woody Allen */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 13:55 As if this topic were not tangled enough, it's complicated by U.S. dialect differences. ROOT In some locales, this word rhymes with 'boot', in others it rhymes with 'foot'. Many people can use both pronunciations interchangeably. ROUT This word in all dialects rhymes with 'scout'. Little effect on IT. ROUTE This word is most problematic, mainly because it's borrowed from French. I'm among those who favor pronouncing borrowed words with a nod to the original. However, saying it like 'boot' in our biz is awkward because most people say it like 'scout'. It's a little weird sitting in a group where everyone else is saying it a differently from you. So I often slip into the 'scout' faction even though it stings my tongue. As for 'Route 66', I think the influence of the TV theme song puts everyone in the 'boot' camp. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 5:54 PM Coming from England, we always pronounce "route" with a long sound, like "root". I understand that in the USA it is usually pronounced the same as "rout". No problem. But in the song "Route 66" it is pronounced the same way we do in England. Why is that? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: 09 May 2021 18:40 Can I get my CICS on Route 66? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 6:43 AM Could that be added as a member alias? https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*Qvnk1NFFUeiNXiC7AF1owg.png --- On Sun, 9 May 2021 12:14:25 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >What if you spell it ÇICS? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
