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Demon? Damon? Or something more exotic?

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[–] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

(recognizing that route is its root word)

You could also ask people how they pronounce route and get different answers.

[–] who@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

Indeed. Which reinforces what I wroot.

[–] notgold@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

I always thought the 2 pronunciation of route were different but similar things. Raut as in a set road between two large places, not specific place in a city but the city itself. Root as a path between 2 specific points, house to house.