Your internet router…

‘Rooter’ in this house, although spelt as Router

Rooter

I understand that it's root-er in the UK, rout-er in the US. A rout-er in the UK is a woodworking tool !

rooter here, routers go in the workshop

This is a real bugbear of mine - you never hear Chuck Berry singing that he got his kicks on ROWT 66!

I don't understand the difference

In the UK we pronounce router and rooter in the same way so not sure what this is about.

Router as in R-out.
Or router as in R-oot.

The prononciation ‘rowt’ is American

The prononciation ‘rowt’ is American

Yes. one of the things I had to get used to when I worked over there. Also:

Depot = deepow
Vase = vaze
Curtains = drapes
Tap = forcet
Cushion = pillow (but they also use cushion)
Single bed = twin bed
Duvet = comforter
Pavement = sidewalk
Take away = to go
Post or send = ship (regardless of mode of transport)
handbag = purse (but change purse for small purse/wallet)

Americans also often insert extra words where we would not find them necessary:-

(Me) I post next day
(American) I do ship next day

Two peoples divided by a common language

I only recently called it r-ooter, because, well, I assume someone called it a r-outer to me at some time.
I'm easily led

I pronounce it the same no matter how it is spelt, a bit like whether and weather.

M0nica

I pronounce it the same no matter how it is spelt, a bit like whether and weather.

But they are pronounced differently - whether and weather, that is.

Rooter here
My whether and weather are pronounced the same

Wevva and wevva 'ere, innit?

biglouis

*The prononciation ‘rowt’ is American*

Yes. one of the things I had to get used to when I worked over there. Also:

Depot = deepow
Vase = vaze
Curtains = drapes
Tap = forcet
Cushion = pillow (but they also use cushion)
Single bed = twin bed
Duvet = comforter
Pavement = sidewalk
Take away = to go
Post or send = ship (regardless of mode of transport)
handbag = purse (but change purse for small purse/wallet)

Americans also often insert extra words where we would not find them necessary:-

(Me) I post next day
(American) I do ship next day

Two peoples divided by a common language

Vase = vaze

Interesting! When we lived in Devon we had a debate at work about whether it was pronounced Vase, Vaze or Vauze. Our lovely cleaner insisted it was pronounced Vauze, like gauze.
Someone else did insist that it was Vaze (she wasn't American).

Take away = to go

Waiting for a table for breakfast at a Miami hotel, the waitress said "D'you wannit to go?"
I didn't understand what she said and I think she got a bit impatient with this stupid Englishwoman, who just wanted to sit down and have breakfast.

And most Continental languages use the American pronounciation of router as well, when talking computers.

BlueBelle

Rooter here
My whether and weather are pronounced the same

How? Wh-ether - and weather? I am confused.

Oh yes, rooter here too.

Or that box in the corner if I have a senior moment.

Are you Scottish?
I noticed a distinct difference in how they sound "wh" words.

MissAdventure

Are you Scottish?
I noticed a distinct difference in how they sound "wh" words.

Who me? Yes - Scottish and proud!

Ah, yes, sorry, I was asking you.
I found "wh" pronounced there had a more airy kind of sound than we do here, depending on the word.

Lots to be proud of; not least those spectacular views.

this has started to make sense as i pronounce whether/weather the same and rooter/router the same! I think Sago is Irish?

It's almost like ah extra aitch in front of the w, I thought.
A wispy sort of aitch.