tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post315047539917472997..comments2024-03-28T10:37:58.651+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Hortensias ? Or hydrangeas?Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87066519309507914002017-07-28T06:16:53.717+02:002017-07-28T06:16:53.717+02:00I think route pronounced "rowt" is the v...I think route pronounced "rowt" is the verb form, and route is more often the noun form. The word route is trying to find its place between rout and root.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73241507854255348652017-07-28T06:14:30.985+02:002017-07-28T06:14:30.985+02:00I think you are right.I think you are right.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91707005063140953242017-07-27T09:35:43.444+02:002017-07-27T09:35:43.444+02:00You say tomato, I say tomato. We can still unders...You say tomato, I say tomato. We can still understand that it's a fruit (not a veg.)pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17396417128718510442017-07-27T03:29:39.726+02:002017-07-27T03:29:39.726+02:00I think the "root" and "rowt" ...I think the "root" and "rowt" differences in re roads in US speech may be a regionalism. I seem to remember my New England father saying "rowt" and people farther west saying "root".<br />Didn't know you could root hydrangeas just in dirt. Must try.<br />There is a character named Hortense in Bleak House, and I think the name is long out of fashion.<br />Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78713192600637408952017-07-27T01:41:39.947+02:002017-07-27T01:41:39.947+02:00Yes Ken it is "rowter." In my experience...Yes Ken it is "rowter." In my experience, we used "rowt" for when describing how to get from point A to point B, while "root" was used for Route 15, Route 1, etc.<br /><br />My 2 cents.<br /><br />Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72229778612130219582017-07-26T19:39:23.616+02:002017-07-26T19:39:23.616+02:00I say 'rowter' not 'rooter' for th...I say 'rowter' not 'rooter' for the internet/dsl device. Am I behind the times?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29999425972121582312017-07-26T18:56:42.192+02:002017-07-26T18:56:42.192+02:00I'd never heard of hortensia before. But there...I'd never heard of hortensia before. But there is the woman's name, Hortense. Rare, it is. I don't think many folks in the younger generation say "rowt" for "route" any more, but you're right, it can go both ways.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494717807563190298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7872113724897647902017-07-26T17:49:46.431+02:002017-07-26T17:49:46.431+02:00And Walt told me this morning that he didn't a...And Walt told me this morning that he didn't actually root the hortensia cuttings in water, but in soil in pots. No rooting powder needed.<br /><br />People in the U.S. do say "rowt" for route, row- rhyming with now, not tow. And the ADSL device is a "rowter" pronounced that way, not a rooter.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-66509269360978589692017-07-26T16:33:55.537+02:002017-07-26T16:33:55.537+02:00Still trying, Andrew, to figure out what made you ...Still trying, Andrew, to figure out what made you so hysterical. Look at this <a href="https://www.thespruce.com/rooting-plants-from-cuttings-1902935" rel="nofollow">web page about 'rooting' plant cuttings</a>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49461223655538553452017-07-26T16:18:01.558+02:002017-07-26T16:18:01.558+02:00Andrew, get a grip!Andrew, get a grip!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17072661913418338842017-07-26T16:10:56.751+02:002017-07-26T16:10:56.751+02:00Sorry, but I am nearly hysterical at Walt rooting ...Sorry, but I am nearly hysterical at Walt rooting hydrangeas in water. Did he use rooting powder? I am now officially hysterical. After a break, I have settled. While I don't, there is a good reason why many Australian people when talking about the path of vehicles, that they pronounce the word route as rowt. They are embarrassed to say the word root in any other context than a tree root, and even then some might be nervous about saying that, and ready for a reaction. I have no idea where else it is pronounced as rowt. I get my kicks on Route 66. Well, I guess not the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52187623312918004572017-07-26T13:38:34.004+02:002017-07-26T13:38:34.004+02:00Have you ever thought of adding a soil acidifier i...Have you ever thought of adding a soil acidifier in order to turn the flowers blue? Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335063080532127542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56435882788103513612017-07-26T10:02:05.246+02:002017-07-26T10:02:05.246+02:00Yesterday was a gorgeous day, a côte d'azur li...Yesterday was a gorgeous day, a <i>côte d'azur</i> like day! Today were back in Normandy, since it is raining! We'll try to go to Rambures (hoping it's open) and then to Amiens and Rancourt. Ma niece just came in and we are on our way?chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25056731692009243082017-07-26T09:40:46.060+02:002017-07-26T09:40:46.060+02:00Bonne promenade aujourd'hui...Bonne promenade aujourd'hui...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-35459533553546084532017-07-26T07:19:53.190+02:002017-07-26T07:19:53.190+02:00Tell French people you have hydrangeas in your gar...Tell French people you have hydrangeas in your garden and they'll look at you with big eyes, wondering what you're talking about.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com