[ih] For our next argument ....

[Toerless Eckert]

Thanks, Brian

I think i exhausted my ability to intake details on the
matter in 1999 when i worked in London and everybody around
me came from randomn places around the world, all parts of
the prior british empire included, and we discussed the matter
fewerishly at lunch.

I just wanted to go for the cheap pun ;-)

Cheers
    Toerless

On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 03:06:40PM +1300, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> On 25-Nov-21 13:03, Toerless Eckert via Internet-history wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 06:25:01PM -0500, Andrew G. Malis via Internet-history wrote:
> > > Is it pronounced "rooter" or "rowter"?
> > 
> > "rooter" = brits, "rowter" = colonists ?
> 
> It's a bit more complicated. Firstly, I think you'll sometimes find the "British" pronunciation on the East Coast of the USA, or even occcasionally in the Midwest.
> 
> Secondly, when I first taught networking in NZ, where the accent is much closer to British English than US (and very different from Australian), I was *strongly* advised to say "rowt" and "rowter". Why? Because in NZ and Australia, "root" as a transitive verb has a slang connotation that is entirely amusing to a younger audience. So for colonists down under, things are different.
> 
> Mick Jagger confuses things even more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q131ZJ6YkG0
> 
>    Brian

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