Can a router ever be pronounced "root-er?"

[CZroe]

Can a router ever be pronounced "root-er?"

YEARS ago, my friends used to make fun of me because I sometimes, randomly, called it a "root-er." It was back when none of us understood it, and I only knew what it was by reading explanations of what it does: Routing packets down different "routes," which can be pronounced either way (ie, "Route 66," "take the scenic route," etc). I was usually explaining its function when pronouncing it.

 

[Mitzi]

I always have and always will pronouce it 'root-er'...how does everyone else pronouce it...not 'rowt-er'?

 

[Fuzznuts]

Originally posted by: Mitzi
I always have and always will pronouce it 'root-er'...how does everyone else pronouce it...not 'rowt-er'?

"rowt-er" is an americanism a very annoying one at that nearly as bad as "flashlight" FFS THE THING DONT FLASH its either on or off, if it was on and flashing id buy a new "torch"

my vote and native language go with "root-er" or with my kent accent "root-ah"

 

[Mitzi]

Agreed then...anyone pronoucing it 'rowt-er' from now on will be shot on site.

Could use my semi-scouse accent and it'd be 'ruw-taa'

 

[bgroff]

Originally posted by: Fuzznuts

Originally posted by: Mitzi
I always have and always will pronouce it 'root-er'...how does everyone else pronouce it...not 'rowt-er'?

"rowt-er" is an americanism a very annoying one at that nearly as bad as "flashlight" FFS THE THING DONT FLASH its either on or off, if it was on and flashing id buy a new "torch"

my vote and native language go with "root-er" or with my kent accent "root-ah"

Perhaps you should consult with one of your formerly "native language" speaking Aussie buddies... And ask them what a "root-er" is. I can assure you, it has NOTHING to do with computers or moving data packets. But then again, those are the same folks who call people on motorcycles "bikies."

 

[Fuzznuts]

Originally posted by: bgroff

Originally posted by: Fuzznuts

Originally posted by: Mitzi
I always have and always will pronouce it 'root-er'...how does everyone else pronouce it...not 'rowt-er'?

"rowt-er" is an americanism a very annoying one at that nearly as bad as "flashlight" FFS THE THING DONT FLASH its either on or off, if it was on and flashing id buy a new "torch"

my vote and native language go with "root-er" or with my kent accent "root-ah"

Perhaps you should consult with one of your formerly "native language" speaking Aussie buddies... And ask them what a "root-er" is. I can assure you, it has NOTHING to do with computers or moving data packets. But then again, those are the same folks who call people on motorcycles "bikies."

If we look at history though Australians (not native australians) are crims and from that gene pool the Queens english never was going to thier strong point

Although if you go by my missus' concept of a router its "thats noisy black box in the cupboard" she never has understood the concept of uptime

 

[chsh1ca]

I think personally you'll see people calling it different things since the language is changing. Root-er could have more implications than a device which sends traffic on different routes. I say it 'rowt', because in conversation, I know people know what I'm talking about then. Otherwise, you end up with two words that sound identical but have little to do with one another -- Root (superuser), and Route (path for network traffic). Granted, your usage may have to be a little off to mistake one for the other.

Btw, I'm neither American nor European, I'm a Canuck, so it's stereotypically more difficult for me to use 'rowter', since we all say aboot, right?

There are some other amusing minor language differences.
My english friend calls a group of people fighting a scuffle, an american friend calls it a brawl, I call it hockey, and so on...

 

[Basse]

Rowter for me. With a Swedish pronounciation. ;-)

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: Fuzznuts

Originally posted by: Mitzi
I always have and always will pronouce it 'root-er'...how does everyone else pronouce it...not 'rowt-er'?

"rowt-er" is an americanism a very annoying one at that nearly as bad as "flashlight" FFS THE THING DONT FLASH its either on or off, if it was on and flashing id buy a new "torch"

my vote and native language go with "root-er" or with my kent accent "root-ah"

I dunno, a plant's roots are pronounced that way, so throwing in a "u" should change that. Webster had to change so many pointles "Gs" to "Js" and remove unnecessary "Us" and "Es" when writing the American dictionary because someone got carried away. "Colour" indeed

I'm sure flashlights were made with more purpose than just lighting your way. Ever consider that some people may have had some purpose flashing it? Also, what do you call it? Battery-operated hand-held lamp?

Originally posted by: chsh1ca
My english friend calls a group of people fighting a scuffle, an american friend calls it a brawl, I call it hockey, and so on...

Both "brawl" and "scuffle" have nearly equal use in the US. Everyone here should understand both. Than again, my Christian friend had no idea who Baelzebub, Leviathon or Behemoth were. In my neighborhood, none of the kids had any idea what a magazine "subscription" was, despite TV commercials constantly soliciting a yearly subscription. They'd ask me where I got my latest Nintendo Power Magazine and I'd say "I subscribed" so they'd ask me the question again (Assuming it came from a newstand). A "little scuffle in the school hall" is usually smaller than an "all out brawl in the saloon"

 

[Matthias99]

I'm in the US, and I've never heard it called anything but a "rowt-er". Although technically the verb form of "route" can be pronounced either way (rowt or root), so reasonably a device that routes packets can also be pronounced either way. But you'd get some funny looks from US IT people if you called it a "rooter" over here.

Interesting note: the kind that you use on cabinets is definitely a "rowt-er", but the computer version can be either.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=router

 

[Fuzznuts]

dunno, a plant's roots are pronounced that way, so throwing in a "u" should change that. Webster had to change so many pointles "Gs" to "Js" and remove unnecessary "Us" and "Es" when writing the American dictionary because someone got carried away. "Colour" indeed

Maid , Made, Tank n er Tank more than just root sound the same but mean quite different things, i dont pronounce them any different

I'm sure flashlights were made with more purpose than just lighting your way. Ever consider that some people may have had some purpose flashing it? Also, what do you call it? Battery-operated hand-held lamp?

Nope i lived i shetland for 12 years if a "torch" was need for nothing more than lighting my way. I spose had i got stuck in the snow i could have signalled the nearest sheep for assistance (mmmmmm sheep backup gertie backup). oops done it again torch and torch. look up "up helly aa" to get the dbl meaning there

 

[chsh1ca]

Originally posted by: CZroe

Originally posted by: chsh1ca
My english friend calls a group of people fighting a scuffle, an american friend calls it a brawl, I call it hockey, and so on...

Both "brawl" and "scuffle" have nearly equal use in the US. Everyone here should understand both. Than again, my Christian friend had no idea who Baelzebub, Leviathon or Behemoth were. In my neighborhood, none of the kids had any idea what a magazine "subscription" was, despite TV commercials constantly soliciting a yearly subscription. They'd ask me where I got my latest Nintendo Power Magazine and I'd say "I subscribed" so they'd ask me the question again (Assuming it came from a newstand). A "little scuffle in the school hall" is usually smaller than an "all out brawl in the saloon"

Man, do you have Kill On Sight orders for anything that might be accidentally misconstrued as a joke or something?

 

[Mitzi]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
I'm in the US, and I've never heard it called anything but a "rowt-er". Although technically the verb form of "route" can be pronounced either way (rowt or root), so reasonably a device that routes packets can also be pronounced either way. But you'd get some funny looks from US IT people if you called it a "rooter" over here.

IT'S 'ROOT-ER' DAMNIT!!!

I wasn't joking.....

<-- Gets the shotgun out....

 

[Skypix7]

You can say "rooter" only if you promise to say "Roto Rowter" ten times a day

 

[selene]

when I work in US, i call it a route-r. When I work in UK, I call it a root-er. so 6 month a year, I switch back and forth

 

[Mucman]

I say 'rowter'... the word rooter is commonly used for plumbing businesses

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: chsh1ca

Originally posted by: CZroe

Originally posted by: chsh1ca
My english friend calls a group of people fighting a scuffle, an american friend calls it a brawl, I call it hockey, and so on...

Both "brawl" and "scuffle" have nearly equal use in the US. Everyone here should understand both. Than again, my Christian friend had no idea who Baelzebub, Leviathon or Behemoth were. In my neighborhood, none of the kids had any idea what a magazine "subscription" was, despite TV commercials constantly soliciting a yearly subscription. They'd ask me where I got my latest Nintendo Power Magazine and I'd say "I subscribed" so they'd ask me the question again (Assuming it came from a newstand). A "little scuffle in the school hall" is usually smaller than an "all out brawl in the saloon"

Man, do you have Kill On Sight orders for anything that might be accidentally misconstrued as a joke or something?

Well, I thought some people in Canada may not know both words because this certainly hints of that. Of course I got the "Hockey" part. After all, where I live in the US no one would know what you were talking about if you asked for "pop." "A lolipop?!" If you ask for a soda, they understand. In other parts of the country, they don't call carbonated drinks anything but their brand-name or, usually, "pop." I saw a Northerner on TV the other day who didn't know the term for sweet/iced tea, a stapel in the South (Even McDonalds and Taco Bell brew and offer it). It's certainly not so far out that it was obviously part of the joke. I'm sure that even though you were joking, brawl and scuffle really aren't universally understood in the English language. I just thought I found an example of that.

 

[JackMDS]

Link to: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=router

 

[MasterSamwise]

Originally posted by: Mitzi
Agreed then...anyone pronoucing it 'rowt-er' from now on will be shot on site.

Could use my semi-scouse accent and it'd be 'ruw-taa'

Or should it be on Sight?

 

[Mark R]

I've never heard anyone call a router (networking hardware) a 'rowt-er'. Logically enough, the device finds routes ('roots') for information to flow.

A router ('rowt-er') is a tool for cutting channels in materials.

 

[godspeedx]

Here in Chicago I've never heard anyone pronounce a router as "root-er".

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: Mark R
I've never heard anyone call a router (networking hardware) a 'rowt-er'. Logically enough, the device finds routes ('roots') for information to flow.

A router ('rowt-er') is a tool for cutting channels in materials.

But that's just it, the "routes" it finds can be pronounced both ways. You could say you found a a faster "rowt" to get to work or you could say you found a faster "root" to get to work. I've certainly heard it both ways very frequently. When talking about routers, I've only heard "rowt" except for myself calling it "root" a few times (To the laughter of my friends and instructors who say it is certainly not "root").

Because the root word (No pun intended) is "route" and it can be pronounced either way, it proves that "rooter" and "rowter" are both correct pronunciations. I needed you guys to prove that. Thnx!

 

[JackMDS]

Since a Rooter is the thingie that takes out the roots of the dandelions etc. and it can be pronounced only in one way ?Rooter?

People who care about what they do, use the expression ?Rowter? for a device that Routes as oppose to rooter that takes out roots.

 

[skriefal]

Originally posted by: godspeedx
Here in Chicago I've never heard anyone pronounce a router as "root-er".

Same in Minnesota. I'm not an old-timer, but have at least but in the computer business for 10 years. In that time, I've never heard anyone pronounce it as "root-er". I don't doubt that I'd be christened the "weird person of the day" if I ever pronounced it like that. Either that, or they'd think I was trying to make a joke about Canadians!

 

[godspeedx]

Originally posted by: skriefal

Originally posted by: godspeedx
Here in Chicago I've never heard anyone pronounce a router as "root-er".

Same in Minnesota. I'm not an old-timer, but have at least but in the computer business for 10 years. In that time, I've never heard anyone pronounce it as "root-er". I don't doubt that I'd be christened the "weird person of the day" if I ever pronounced it like that. Either that, or they'd think I was trying to make a joke about Canadians!

Hahaha, yeah same here. My friends would beat me up or something.