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From: Brian Morrison <news@fenrir.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Pronunciation of tuple
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:38:38 +0100
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On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:34:00 +0200
David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:

> >    (Another similar debate is how to say "router.")  
> 
> That one is a lot clearer.  In British English, the word "route" is 
> pronounced the same as "root".  In American English, it is pronounced 
> the same as "rout" (rhyming with "out").  So obviously the correct 
> pronunciation is like "root-er" :-)

Unless you're talking about the device used to cut channels in pieces
of wood, in which it is rout-er.

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