[ih] For our next argument ....

[Mark Goodge]

On 24/11/2021 23:25, Andrew G. Malis via Internet-history wrote:
> Is it pronounced "rooter" or "rowter"?

It depends where you are. In British English, it's "rooter". In US 
English, it's "rowter".

That's just a linguistic difference, not a technical one. British 
English pronounces "route" as "root", and hence "router", meaning 
something which routes, follows along the same principle.

In British English, "rowter" means the woodworking tool, also spelled 
"router" but deriving from the verb "rout" (no e) so having a different 
etymology.

Mark