I'm with Doranwen in pronunciation, rowt and rowter. However, when I think of the clothes brand, it's root 66. I don't know what that means, but I can go both ways with route. It's always rowter, though.

I think, therefore, I get bananas.

When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.

What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.