Words with different pronuntiations in AE and BE

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Originally Posted by RonBee

We pronounce both aluminum and illuminate with a long u. Also, in AE there is not usually a second i in aluminum.
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Is "route" another word spoken differently? :wink:

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Originally Posted by jwschang

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Originally Posted by RonBee

We pronounce both aluminum and illuminate with a long u. Also, in AE there is not usually a second i in aluminum.
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Is "route" another word spoken differently? :wink:

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In AE route is pronounced both root and rout. (The first rhymes with boot or loot. The second rhymes with mouth or south.)

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Originally Posted by RonBee

In AE route is pronounced both root and rout. (The first rhymes with boot or loot. The second rhymes with mouth or south.)
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The second I've heard in AE, but the first in BE. Are the two a regional difference in AE?

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Originally Posted by jwschang

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Originally Posted by RonBee

In AE route is pronounced both root and rout. (The first rhymes with boot or loot. The second rhymes with mouth or south.)
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The second I've heard in AE, but the first in BE. Are the two a regional difference in AE?

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I don't know if it's a regional difference. I do know that some people pronounce it one way and some people pronounce it the other way.

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