Which route will you take? Route 66!
I was astonished to hear the word route pronounced /ɹaʊt/ (so, that it rhymes with "shout") in an American TV series as I was only familiar with the pronunciation /ɹuːt/ (so, that it sounds like "root") as it is common in British but also American English (apparently, depending on the region). Wiktionary states that route is also pronounced /ɹʉːt/ in Australia and /ɹut/ and /ɹʌʊt/ in Canada.
Now my question is: Do those who pronounce route as /ɹaʊt/ or /ɹʌʊt/, also say /ɹaʊt/ 66 or /ɹʌʊt/ 66 or do they pronounce the name Route 66 as /ɹuːt/ 66?
Also: Do you make a distinction between a router, a tool for cutting grooves, and router, a device for connecting to the internet, and pronounce the first as /ˈɹaʊtə(ɹ)/ or /ˈɹaʊtɚ/, while the second as /ˈɹuːtə(ɹ)/, or do you pronounce both the same as /ˈɹaʊtɚ/?
Here's a video for learners, where the different pronunciations of route and router are explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd9FRM-KUq8.
Do you know other words where the pronunciation depends on the context or the meaning?
