[geeks] Re: [rescue] Re: [SunRescue] Catalyst 2100 switch

Gregory Leblanc geeks at sunhelp.org
Fri Jun 8 11:02:24 CDT 2001


On 08 Jun 2001 10:12:41 -0400, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> looking at the subject, this message has had a long and glorious history being
> bounced from one list to another. :)
> 
> > It's not necessarily American...  I pronounce it "router" like
> > woodworking now, so that I don't get laughed out of the network
> > meetings, but all of the New England area of pronounces "route", as in a 
> > road, as root.  I expect that if I ever make it back that way, I'll pick
> > up the accent in no time...
> 
> i live in eastern PA.  the mail man does not walk a "root" he walks a "route"
> (pronounced like the woodworking device)  around here we do not pronounce the
> word route as root.

But PA is hardly in New England...  I used to live there, completely
different place.  Where abouts in eastern PA?  South of Scranton, or
further down, closer to Harrisburg?
	Greg




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