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Is that typical UK English?

• fanf2 5y ago
  Yes :-) There’s a nice list of other heteronyms at https://jakubmarian.com/english-words-spelled-the-same-but-pronounced-differently/ https://jakubmarian.com/english-words-spelled-the-same-but-p...
• denton-scratch 5y ago
  It is. A "rooter" is a piece of network equipment; a "rauw-ter" is a machine for finishing a hole in a piece of work, such as a drill-hole. I'm perfectly willing to accept american pronunciation of technical terms in IT; IT tech-talk is a kind of jargon that most non-techs are bewildered by. There's little benefit in clinging to customary pronunciations. But the machine for cleaning holes isn't in that category. If I were talking to e.g. a woodworker, and referred to a "rooter", I expect that would result in some mirth at my expense, for exposing my ignorance.
  • jefftk 5y ago
    That's also my pronunciation of the two terms, and I'm from the US (Boston area)