>i can't say i like "routan", either, but bashing the wu-tang clan is
>uncalled for. wu-tang alumni (e.g. ghostface) continue to produce
>fresh beats and push the rap envelop.
>
>aaron
>'87 syncro westy ej22
>'09 4wd pop-top bluetech routan
>
>> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:08:01 -0500
>> From: pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM
>> Subject: What the Heck is a Routan?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Could it be the name of the new VW Minivan?
>>
> >
>http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2008/01/the_worst_can_n.html
I'd bet most Americand would mispronounce it "routang" to rhyme with
"krautang", just as they do with "route" (which is pronounced "root";
ROUT rhymes with "kraut".
--
Andrew Grebneff
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