Roofs or Rooves

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

I was reading something that mentioned roofs of buildings, and I thought, “That looks weird. They misspelled rooves. Must be an American thing.” But, after looking it up, apparently not. Rooves is listed by a few dictionaries as being archaic British English out of use since the 1800’s. Really? I seem to remember being taught that rooves was correct. That’s how I’d say it, and if I’ve ever written it before now, that’s how I’d write it. It seems like I’d remember that I learned roofs. It doesn’t make sense. It’s like one of those Berenstain/ Bernstein Bears things.
How about you?

 

[paradox3]

Roofs is what I was taught. But it's hooves. None of this makes much sense.

 

[Luce NDs]

Much of life doesn't make sense from the Golden Ruse ... like I once read that rooves actually was initiated in Latin a Wolover de Aye ... the Roman's worked that game about white elephants and all ... then skewered 3000 wise men in the Roman Isles ... up-there? It is how we got stuck with a lot of alien directives ... now another tyrant leaks out ... his twin is out there ... out of communication! Neigh Boulos ... or nebulous?

We just don't know because we don't even know the first word ... then the great mystery possibly said oh shucks as the hard-shell was stripped down in pair a Dais ... metaphor?

Ever since there are dogs that chase wolves ... woofs? Nah ... that was a cat ... bothered by the heat ... it happened in the Nacht! Did yah hear the bump ...

 

[Jaebius]

Learned rooves back in elementary school, circa 1977

 

[Luce NDs]

Learned rooves back in elementary school, circa 1977

How about Irish Roovers? Thatch that ... cross hatch?

 

[KayTheCurler]

I say rooves but write roofs. Illogical English! No recollection about the teaching of this stuff.

 

[paradox3]

Yeah roofs is hard to say. I don't know why. Woofs is pronounced easily enough.

 

[GordW]

Roofs is what I was taught. But it's hooves. None of this makes much sense.

like most English spelling....

 

[JayneWonders]

I say and type roofs. i think. now i'm second guessing what i say.
I know that americans say we say it wierd.

 

[Northwind]

I think I've heard both. I think I use roofs. That being said, I don't remember the last time I thought about the plural of roof......

Now I am.

 

[Nancy]

There are a few spellings that seem to have changed over time. I seem to remember learning to spell the word 'cooky' rather than 'cookie'. But now that I look at it, it seems so wrong.

 

[Mendalla]

I think I would use "roofs" but it's not a word I use in plural much so I'm kind of going, "how do I say/write that?"

 

[Waterfall]

I say roofs without thinking about it .....until now.

 

[Delightful Life]

My default is rhymes with grooves

My wife introduced me to the shorter rrr oof!

along with crick for creek :3

 

[Luce NDs]

Yeah roofs is hard to say. I don't know why. Woofs is pronounced easily enough.

Did you ever read the book by Estes on women that run with wolves? Ho Tin Rophes ...

Much depends on how you spit it out ... then there is the disorganization of letters and symbols ...

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

There are a few spellings that seem to have changed over time. I seem to remember learning to spell the word 'cooky' rather than 'cookie'. But now that I look at it, it seems so wrong.

I don’t remember seeing it spelled “cooky”. That’s new to me. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it was taught somewhere.

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

At Christmas, we see/ hear the compound word “rooftops” a lot (thanks to Santa and reindeer myths) so the plural of roof hasn’t come up in a long time, until now. Maybe that’s part of it? But I swear I learned “rooves” over 40 yrs ago and have never said “roofs”. That sounds weird.

 

[BetteTheRed]

I think I spell it roofs and pronounce it rooves... But it occurs to me how rarely one refers to more than one roof...

 

[Kimmio Laughterlove]

I think I spell it roofs and pronounce it rooves... But it occurs to me how rarely one refers to more than one roof...

I was reading something about buildings plural that mentioned their roofs, plural. Maybe construction or scenic views. An article or something I read in my online travels. I’ve forgotten now, because I got distracted and stuck on pondering that word. It stood out in plural as a word I don’t remember reading before. Worthy of a thread, I thought.

 

[Luce NDs]

If putting sheepskin on a canine ... would that muffle the outcome? Due caws ...

Is that prudent in an upright way or just prudent y'all ... prudential as assured word that will not alter? I'd say that is indeterminate among all those that can't change ... for reason we wonder about ... an OBI bunch as spatial temporal domains creep ... powers hate brains and their affiliates!

Thus Joe Kohl ... a shadow of heh gybed ... how some cards are cranked! GI with bone spurs ... Ji ... wiz kid ...