{"id":4095,"date":"2022-12-29T18:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4095"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:31:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:31:31","slug":"root-vs-route-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/root-vs-route-difference","title":{"rendered":"Root vs. Route: What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Root and route are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-a-homophone-2\">homophones<\/a> (they sound the same when you say them aloud) but these two words\u2019 meanings couldn\u2019t be farther apart. 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