Pronounce Roof As Ruff

The alternative pronunciation isn t ruff like a ruffle it has the same vowel as book or put.

Pronounce roof as ruff. How to pronounce roof. In fact many people do so roof is pronounced ruff in some areas. Pronunciation of roof with 3 audio pronunciations 25 synonyms 12 meanings 34 sentences and more for roof. How to say roof in english.

How to say roof. Mostly the distinction is between the two different double o pronunciations the long oo in food or the short oo in book. Roof was one of our spelling words. When i was in grade school we had a teacher from chicago.

Roof pronounced ruff roof as ruff is rare although i don t doubt that there are some who say it. I am from the south. I m an american and i say ru f and i think that pronunciation actually more common in america than ruf. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary.

Roof as ruff is rare although i don t doubt that there are some who say it. People who pronounce the wood roof as ruff are a danger to our society. They re both completely acceptable to me. Northern us accents tend toward the long foodish one southern accents tend toward the bookish one.

I tend to say rooof with a long oo but i wouldn t even notice if someone used the other pronunciation. Mostly the distinction is between the two different double o pronunciations the long oo in food or the short oo in book. I would like to say i have lived in south dakota most of my life and i pronounce roof as ruff i m not the only person i know who does this.