>>>OK. Same here. Aristocracy and 'landed-gentry' also tend to favour dinner/supper. I think the common denominator is that 'dinner' is always the biggest meal of the day.
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>>>BTW, what else would 'roof' ryhme with except 'woof' ?
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>>Spoof
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>Guess I didn't phrase my question well. I was wondering what pronounciation of roof would *not* rhyme with 'woof'' :-}

No problem. I don't recall having heard any other pronunciation than the long version, like roooooof.

I must confess that the English language fascinates me. One of the first rules clearly is that there are no rules. My "favorite" English word is Though. If you change just one letter,the pronunciation changes completely.

Though
Through
Thought
Tough