How to pronounce route and use it in English

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Thoughts* on how to pronounce route

There are two popular pronunciations for the word 'route'. One version sounds like the word 'root' as you'll hear in the above audio pronunciation. Another version emphasizes the 'ou' sound. Both versions are generally valid.

*These are free thoughts on the pronunciation of route, and they will likely evolve overtime. They are typically informal and may use different a phonetic pronunciation alphabet from time to time.

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