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Soul Sojourner:
Then once again you have your shit twisted. Not everyone pronounces shit the same here. I am an American, I have always pronounced it as root.

420:

--- Quote ---I know and agree... but americans do pronounce route as r-out-e, whereas in england and other english speaking speaking nations, we pronounce route as root
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Since Californians are the only Americans with no accent whatsoever  (not counting Los Angeles of course), we pronounce the word "route" differently depending on the context.

Example:

"Bush wants to route out terrorists from his bung hole." (Pronounced "root")

"That stupid hillbilly sent us on the wrong route." (Pronounced "rowt")

However, there are also American songs like:

"I get my kicks on route 76." (Pronounced "root")

It would be perfectly normal for an American to say:

"What rowt do I take? Root 80 or 85?"

-420

Soul Sojourner:
"no accent" in itself is an accent. Everyone has an accent in comparison to another.

420:

--- Quote ---"no accent" in itself is an accent. Everyone has an accent in comparison to another.
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Ever hear of a "control group"?

California's the control group for the English language!

-420

Ser Red Ronnet Connington:

--- Quote ---Since Californians are the only Americans with no accent whatsoever  (not counting Los Angeles of course), we pronounce the word "route" differently depending on the context.

Example:

"Bush wants to route out terrorists from his bung hole." (Pronounced "root")

"That stupid hillbilly sent us on the wrong route." (Pronounced "rowt")

However, there are also American songs like:

"I get my kicks on route 76." (Pronounced "root")

It would be perfectly normal for an American to say:

"What rowt do I take? Root 80 or 85?"

-420
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well i need to then apologise for my ignorance. i never knew californians pronounced it root/rowt..

So i apologise.

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