Rooting for you??

[nq:1]What does "rooting for you" term mean here?? Thanks. ".. and remember that there are 3 people here who are rooting for you, me in particular."[/nq]
In general, 'Supporting you'.
Alan

[nq:1]What does "rooting for you" term mean here?? ".. and remember that there are 3 people here who are rooting for you, me in particular."[/nq]
This is an Americanism, meaning cheer or otherwise support, e.g. at games or competitions.

Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)

[nq:2]What does "rooting for you" term mean here?? Thanks. ".. ... people here who are rooting for you, me in particular."[/nq]
[nq:1]In general, 'Supporting you'. Alan[/nq]
I suppose that using the subject phrase could lead to misunderstandings in Australia. Rooting for celibacy? We had a vistor (a young lady) from New Zealand who would giggle uncontrollably whenever I used the word "spoo

[nq:2]In general, 'Supporting you'. Alan[/nq]
[nq:1]I suppose that using the subject phrase could lead to misunderstandings in Australia. Rooting for celibacy? We had a vistor (a young lady) from New Zealand who would giggle uncontrollably whenever I used the word "spoof".[/nq]
How do you pronounce spoof?
m.

[nq:2]I suppose that using the subject phrase could lead to ... who would giggle uncontrollably whenever I used the word "spoof".[/nq]
[nq:1]How do you pronounce spoof?[/nq]
It rhymes with goof and aloof, pretty much like this: http://www.bartleby.com/61/wavs/7/S0660700.wav
Do some people pronou

[nq:2]How do you pronounce spoof?[/nq]
[nq:1]It rhymes with goof and aloof, pretty much like this: http://www.bartleby.com/61/wavs/7/S0660700.wav Do some people pronounce it so it rhymes with the alternate pronouciation of "roof" (something like "rueff")?[/nq]
I don't know. I hear that "rueff" pron

[nq:2]Do some people pronounce it so it rhymes with the alternate pronouciation of "roof" (something like "rueff")?[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't know. I hear that "rueff" pronunciation as U.S. usage. I wondered if[/nq]
I say roof, goof, aloof, poof, and spoof all the same. Some say roof differently.
[nq:1]"spoof" might be the same. I was really trying to elicit if the N.Z. person thought "puff"

[nq:2]I don't know. I hear that "rueff" pronunciation as U.S. usage. I wonderedif[/nq]
[nq:1]I say roof, goof, aloof, poof, and spoof all the same. Some say roof differently.[/nq]
I pronounce soot and roof the way I say cook.
I pronounce boot, goof, aloof etc.
I get very iffy about how I pronounce "root" sometimes like cook, other times like goof. I can't think now what makes the d

[nq:1]if[/nq]
[nq:2]I say roof, goof, aloof, poof, and spoof all the same. Some say roof differently.[/nq]
[nq:1]I pronounce soot and roof the way I say cook. I pronounce boot, goof, aloof etc. I get very iffy ... think now what makes the difference; perhaps it stems the general tone of the conversation I am participating in. person[/nq]
I pronounce root, boot, goof, and aloof the same

[nq:2]if I pronounce soot and roof the way I say ... general tone of the conversation I am participating in. person[/nq]
[nq:1]I pronounce root, boot, goof, and aloof the same way; cook and soot are similar. Some people pronounce "route" like "aloof," but I pronounce it like "shout." Texas roots.[/nq]
I was afraid someone would bring that up. I normally say route (paper route) as in aloof.