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Grammar pedants - help please.

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Northern Exile Nov 2019 12:43pm, 19 Nov 2019 5,625 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Yes, ugly isn't it?
Columba Nov 2019 5:41pm, 19 Nov 2019 18,722 posts	Quote Pin Columba Not grammar but pronunciation: Heard someone referring to a "router" (the thing that brings the internet into the house), rhyming it with "doubter". I've always thought it would rhyme with "shooter".
leaguefreak Nov 2019 5:44pm, 19 Nov 2019 7,811 posts	Quote Pin leaguefreak Going back a bit where I live "are our" would be pronounced much like a bad pirate impression.
sallykate Nov 2019 5:44pm, 19 Nov 2019 6,208 posts	Quote Pin sallykate I think you're right Columba. A router the way they pronounced is a woodworking tool.
Surelynot Nov 2019 5:47pm, 19 Nov 2019 1,579 posts	Quote Pin Surelynot Columba - in my experience, that's an American pronunciation of 'router'.
Columba Nov 2019 5:51pm, 19 Nov 2019 18,726 posts	Quote Pin Columba A woodworking tool, and American pronunciation - two items I didn't know before. (What sort of a woodworking tool?)
Northern Exile Nov 2019 5:51pm, 19 Nov 2019 5,626 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile As it happens, I work in the communications world and can shed some light on this: We brits refer to these network devices in the way Columba describes, however americans pronounce it rhyming with "doubter". This has definitely crept into the industry, probably because companies like Cisco and Juniper are American. Must admit I'm guilty myself.
Northern Exile Nov 2019 5:52pm, 19 Nov 2019 5,627 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Oops, beaten to it 🙂
swittle Nov 2019 5:56pm, 19 Nov 2019 58,543 posts	Quote Pin swittle But, but, but...where did Chuck Berry get his kicks? And how is that pronounced?
um Nov 2019 6:32pm, 19 Nov 2019 1,388 posts	Quote Pin um Routers and drills both work by rotating a bit secured in a chuck. A drill bores holes and is designed for direct pressure, while a router (mostly electric now) shapes edges and cuts grooves and is able to handle significant sideways pressure. I seem to remember roads were always 'root', whereas shipments were routed (doubted) And, for me, a 'rooter' for the wifi internet thing although I did get americanised to the point of zee rather than zed. And Chuck also sang 'root' - unless he did a specific english version? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJe_WWSDqqY