roof or ruff

How Do You Pronounce It? [POLL]
How Do You Pronounce It? [POLL]
How Do You Pronounce It? [POLL]
A few weeks ago, I asked Central New Yorkers how they pronounce creek. I'm back with another question--how do you pronounce roof? Is it roof with the long /oo/ sound, or is it pronounced like ruff? According to the Oxford Dictionary, both pronunciations--roof and ruff--are accepted (click the link to hear the pronunciation).