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Roscoe the recycled robot, sits guarding the garden shed, and wondering why, in the 1950s, people weren't sure how to pronounce the word 'robot'. Truly. Listen to some of the radio sci-fi dramas of the day, such as X Minus One and Exploring Tomorrow. It sometimes comes out as 'robbot', with equal emphasis placed on the vowels, or the second one turned into an apostrophe ("rob't") In Forbidden Planet, everyone seems OK with roe-bot, except for the cook. Listen to how he pronounces the word. Man, I need to get out more!

Description
Roscoe the recycled robot, sits guarding the garden shed, and wondering why, in the 1950s, people weren't sure how to pronounce the word 'robot'. Truly. Listen to some of the radio sci-fi dramas of the day, such as X Minus One and Exploring Tomorrow. It sometimes comes out as 'robbot', with equal emphasis placed on the vowels, or the second one turned into an apostrophe ("rob't") In Forbidden Planet, everyone seems OK with roe-bot, except for the cook. Listen to how he pronounces the word. Man, I need to get out more!