Every once in awhile i read something that just "stupifies" me. Where the bejesus are you from "stifle tower"? Where did you get the notion that Utahns pronounce that word as "root"? I have lived here(SLC) most of my life and i have never heard anyone pronounce that word in that way, ever. Sounds Southern U.S. to my ears. This is no big deal, just amazes me though. Utah isn't a pretty great state it's a pretty misunderstood state. Well, regrettably not "misunderstood" in all things, but nowhere is perfect. Wait a minute.......... i have a sneaking suspicion that stifle tower could be a "Frog", you know, a Frenchie. Come on s. t. come clean, where are you really from!
If you once knew someone from Utah and they said root when they meant route then they were probably from somewhere else.