Words with different pronuntiations in AE and BE - Page 2

#11 03-Nov-2003, 14:13

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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:

**RonBee** · #12 03-Nov-2003, 17:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwschang

Quote:

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.
:)

Is "route" another word spoken differently? :wink:

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

:)

#13 03-Nov-2003, 19:43

Quote:

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.)
:)

The second I've heard in AE, but the first in BE. Are the two a regional difference in AE?

**RonBee** · #14 03-Nov-2003, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwschang

Quote:

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.)
:)

The second I've heard in AE, but the first in BE. Are the two a regional difference in AE?

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.

:wink:

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