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source
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:22 pm
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Hi all,
in Italy I hear many people pronouncing "source" as /surs/ like it if
was written soors. Even fans of open-source software pronounce it
open-soors . Is this pronounciation accepted or anyway used in any
english-speaking places? Every dictionary I look into, reports /sors/ or
at most /sours/ as pronounciations.
TIA
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:47 pm
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source wrote:
| Quote: | in Italy I hear many people pronouncing "source" as /surs/ like it if
was written soors. Even fans of open-source software pronounce it
open-soors . Is this pronounciation accepted or anyway used in any
english-speaking places? Every dictionary I look into, reports /sors/ or
at most /sours/ as pronounciations.
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Isn't there an Italian phrase to cover it?
My personal itch is router. I always thought it was pronounced ROWTER
the US way, rather than the British pronunciation which aught to be
ROOTER. A term not widely used in non computer circles, although the
term "route" appears often. |
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:49 pm
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On 14 Oct 2005, Weatherlawyer wrote
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source wrote:
in Italy I hear many people pronouncing "source" as /surs/ like
it if was written soors. Even fans of open-source software
pronounce it open-soors . Is this pronounciation accepted or
anyway used in any english-speaking places? Every dictionary I
look into, reports /sors/ or at most /sours/ as pronounciations.
Isn't there an Italian phrase to cover it?
My personal itch is router. I always thought it was pronounced
ROWTER the US way, rather than the British pronunciation which
aught to be ROOTER.
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For what it's worth, my mind's ear hears the computer kit as "rooter" -
- I'd be amazed to hear someone in the UK go into PCWorld and ask for a
"rowter" -- but I use "rowter" for the workshop power tool.
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Cheers, Harvey
Canadian (30 years) and British (23 years)
For e-mail, change harvey.news to harvey.van
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mUs1Ka
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:18 pm
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Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
| Quote: | On 14 Oct 2005, Weatherlawyer wrote
source wrote:
in Italy I hear many people pronouncing "source" as /surs/ like
it if was written soors. Even fans of open-source software
pronounce it open-soors . Is this pronounciation accepted or
anyway used in any english-speaking places? Every dictionary I
look into, reports /sors/ or at most /sours/ as pronounciations.
Isn't there an Italian phrase to cover it?
My personal itch is router. I always thought it was pronounced
ROWTER the US way, rather than the British pronunciation which
aught to be ROOTER.
For what it's worth, my mind's ear hears the computer kit as "rooter"
- - I'd be amazed to hear someone in the UK go into PCWorld and ask
for a "rowter" -- but I use "rowter" for the workshop power tool.
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Yep. A router routes and a router routs.
--
Ray.
UK. |
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baldycotton
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:46 pm
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On 14 Oct 2005 06:47:05 -0700, "Weatherlawyer"
<Weatherlawyer@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | My personal itch is router. I always thought it was pronounced ROWTER
the US way, rather than the British pronunciation which aught to be
ROOTER. A term not widely used in non computer circles, although the
term "route" appears often.
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Growing up in New Jersey, we had Rowt 1 and Root 95. It's just the
way it was said. I think both are correct, depending on your
neighborhood. |
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William
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:33 pm
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Weatherlawyer wrote:
| Quote: | My personal itch is router. I always thought it was pronounced ROWTER
the US way, rather than the British pronunciation which aught to be
ROOTER. A term not widely used in non computer circles, although the
term "route" appears often.
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- The computing device "router" = roo-ter (rhymes with scooter).
- The woodworking device "router" = row-ter (first half rhymes with
cow).
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WH |
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:44 am
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On 14 Oct 2005 09:33:54 -0700, "William" <william@lowerknowle.com>
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| Quote: | Weatherlawyer wrote:
My personal itch is router. I always thought it was pronounced ROWTER
the US way, rather than the British pronunciation which aught to be
ROOTER. A term not widely used in non computer circles, although the
term "route" appears often.
- The computing device "router" = roo-ter (rhymes with scooter).
- The woodworking device "router" = row-ter (first half rhymes with
cow).
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.... except for those people who pronounce "cow" to rhyme with "coo".
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Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u) |
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:52 am
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"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlawyer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129297625.836108.42460@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
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source wrote:
in Italy I hear many people pronouncing "source" as /surs/ like it if
was written soors. Even fans of open-source software pronounce it
open-soors . Is this pronounciation accepted or anyway used in any
english-speaking places? Every dictionary I look into, reports /sors/ or
at most /sours/ as pronounciations.
Isn't there an Italian phrase to cover it?
My personal itch is router. I always thought it was pronounced ROWTER
the US way, rather than the British pronunciation which aught to be
ROOTER. A term not widely used in non computer circles, although the
term "route" appears often.
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I say ROWTER for router and root for route. |
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William
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:12 am
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Peter Duncanson wrote:
| Quote: | ... except for those people who pronounce "cow" to rhyme with "coo".
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Oh, aye, right enough. No' for them.
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WH |
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:18 pm
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ray o'hara wrote:
| Quote: | I say ROWTER for router and root for route.
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Well you are not supposed to unless you are an American. |
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:52 pm
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"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlawyer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129385891.097321.117500@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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ray o'hara wrote:
I say ROWTER for router and root for route.
Well you are not supposed to unless you are an American.
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Which I am. |
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Raymond S. Wise
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:00 am
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source wrote:
| Quote: | Hi all,
in Italy I hear many people pronouncing "source" as /surs/ like it if
was written soors. Even fans of open-source software pronounce it
open-soors . Is this pronounciation accepted or anyway used in any
english-speaking places? Every dictionary I look into, reports /sors/ or
at most /sours/ as pronounciations.
TIA
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"Source" is never pronounced with the vowel of "you" or "rule" in the
English-speaking world. It is pronounced with the same vowel as in
"force" and "sort."
--
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com |
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Peter Duncanson
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:53 pm
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On 16 Oct 2005 20:41:40 -0700, "Raymond S. Wise" <mplsray@my-deja.com>
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source wrote:
Hi all,
in Italy I hear many people pronouncing "source" as /surs/ like it if
was written soors. Even fans of open-source software pronounce it
open-soors . Is this pronounciation accepted or anyway used in any
english-speaking places? Every dictionary I look into, reports /sors/ or
at most /sours/ as pronounciations.
TIA
"Source" is never pronounced with the vowel of "you" or "rule" in the
English-speaking world. It is pronounced with the same vowel as in
"force" and "sort."
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"Never" is a risky word to use in this neck of the woods.
I don't think "source" rhymes with "force" or "sort" in many (all?)
Scottish accents, some accents in Northern Ireland, and possibly some
others.
The vowel sound is, if I remember correctly, a diphthong -- the "you" or
"rule" sound gliding into a schwa.
--
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from a.e.u) |
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