Language variations fascinate me. In my Linguistics class at BYU, I learned

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Oct 15, 2021
7:17:39pm

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that every family has its own accent, however slight, and the same is true even for individuals.

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Cougar Junkie

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POLL: How do you pronounce it? Roof (as in hoof, woof) or roof (as in proof)?

Cougar Junkie

10/15/21 6:44pm

I pronounce hoof and proof the exact same way

Skeptical Optimist

10/15/21 6:47pm

Interesting

Cougar Junkie

10/15/21 6:49pm

I bet that confuses a lot of people

Mike Honcho

10/15/21 7:09pm

Huh, which one do you pronounce incorrectly?

Blue Ridge

10/15/21 7:33pm

Roof (as in hoof) is definitely a Utah thing

HiLife

10/15/21 6:48pm

It's also a thing here in Reno. I hear it on talk radio all the time. Even

Cougar Junkie

10/15/21 6:50pm

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cougaman

10/15/21 6:59pm

I grew up in Utah and I’ve always said roof (as in proof). Maybe it’s more local than Utah.

Tokolosh

10/15/21 7:00pm

Rural Utah, perhaps?

Cougar Junkie

10/15/21 7:04pm

Language variations fascinate me. In my Linguistics class at BYU, I learned

Cougar Junkie

10/15/21 7:17pm

Where in Utah did you grow up?

Cougar Junkie

10/15/21 7:05pm

Rural Utah

HiLife

10/15/21 7:08pm

Ah, the birthplace of James Woods!

Cougar Junkie

10/15/21 7:09pm

Yep, and Gordon Gee.

HiLife

10/15/21 7:11pm

Kangaroo - f

greatbam

10/15/21 6:58pm

Roof as in Proof

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