english language quickie
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I could talk to you if I were giving you some instructions, I would talk with you if I were looking for feedback on my instructions.
A very subtle difference. The "to" means you're addressing them, the "with" would mean more like you're talking to them.
A very subtle difference. The "to" means you're addressing them, the "with" would mean more like you're talking to them.
Depends on if you're talking about something you write on an envelope or a way to speak to someone.mito said:
I'd write your "áddress" on an envelope so I could send you a letter "addréssing" your questions.
I was going to answer that it depends on region/accent a lot more than which way it was used, but I figured it was already confusing enough and I believe what I wrote was the actual "correct" answer.mito said:
Very few people speak english properly anymore, at least not enough around me.
nope. Rhymes with "cow" or "how".mito said:
Some people do say 'route' as 'root', but i've never heard anybody say 'rooter'.
Strange.RussSchultz said:
According to my dictionary:
"rout" rhymes with "shout"
"route" rhymes with "root" (usually, but in the military it sometimes rhyme with "shout").
My pronounciation comes from TV only, but we do have a lot of English/American TV here (only dubbed for kids programs), and I can't remember ever hearing anyone pronounce "route" like "shout".
And "router" (as in the computer peripherial that is a hub's big brother), is clearly derived from "route".
So all in all, I thought it was most logical if it was pronounced "rooter"
Logically yes, in real-life no. It is pronounced "rowt-err" here.Basic said:
English is a very screwy language, I think that's what I like about it.
DudeMiester
Regular
In Canada is about 50/50, and in Britian they don't use "root". The "u"s are much more important in British English.
Blitzkrieg
Newcomer
Is "root" slang for having sex in anyone elses area?
Youd get some laughs here in NZ from the IT boys if you asked for a rooter or how to configure a rooter.
Hmm we seem to be 50/50 here in nz here, though Im not 100% certain. Ive always said route as root and rout rhymes with shout for me as well.
Youd get some laughs here in NZ from the IT boys if you asked for a rooter or how to configure a rooter.
Hmm we seem to be 50/50 here in nz here, though Im not 100% certain. Ive always said route as root and rout rhymes with shout for me as well.
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PenguinJim
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My favourites are thought, through, though, and trough.
In my English dictionary, which happens to be pretty old:
There's no mention of a "to talk with" option.
It's "a'ddress", both noun and verb.
"Router" did not exist and can't be found in the dictionary, but since it comes from "to route" (that is spelled exactly the same as "root") and not from "to rout", it should be pronounced like "rooter". There's no evident reason to spell it differently.
There's no mention of a "to talk with" option.
It's "a'ddress", both noun and verb.
"Router" did not exist and can't be found in the dictionary, but since it comes from "to route" (that is spelled exactly the same as "root") and not from "to rout", it should be pronounced like "rooter". There's no evident reason to spell it differently.
Which is correct - power tool routers "dig things out" and so should be pronounced "row-ters". Network routers send data off down different routes, hence "root-ers".MuFu said:
Edit: From the OUP, producers of the Oxford English Dictionary:
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/rout_2?view=uk
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/route?view=uk
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/router?view=uk
router
/rowtr/ • noun a power tool with a shaped cutter, used in carpentry.
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