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Originally Posted by kang View Post
Just sayin'

A tree has roots. Notice the double o's. The word 'route' does not have double o's, it has 'out.' Route rhymes with out, not with root.

It's like the difference between shoot and shout.
Just look in a dictionary and you will see that either pronunciation is fine. Don't confuse personal preference with correctness.
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