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How do you pronounce daemon?
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ˈdiː.mən
And don't ever ask random people how to pronounce 'router'.
So, what is it? Rooter? Or rauter?
It's a rauter, from the Ínglich raut, a paþ.
It's somewhat regional. Lots of Americans pronounce the ou as in ouch, but lots of other folks pronounce it as in root (recognizing that route is its root word).
You could also ask people how they pronounce route and get different answers.
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.
Aye. Which reinforces what I wroot.
'ɹaʊ.ɾɚ