[ih] For our next argument ....

[Wayne Hathaway]

I remember a similar reasoning, that one pronunciation got confused with the Unix "root"
so everybody should use the other. At least that's how I was indoctrinated once I found
myself in the Unix world.

wayne


On Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:06:40 +1300, Brian E Carpenter via Internet-history  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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