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To-MAY-to or to-MAH-to?



To-MAY-to or to-MAH-to?

To-MAY-to
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To-MAH-to
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17%
Let's call the whole thing off.
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22%
Pat Buchanan
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18%
 
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Blues says...



I've never met anyone say po-tah-to. To-mah-to, yes (me!) but not potahto :P
  





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Blackwood says...



I feel like this is predominately another "USA vs Rest of the World" poll?
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Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:17 pm
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Blackwood wrote:I feel like this is predominately another "USA vs Rest of the World" poll?


Yes but I think more people around the world say to-MAY-to than to-MAH-to. I say to-MAH-to thought because that just sounds right? xD
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ArcticMonkey wrote:
Blackwood wrote:I feel like this is predominately another "USA vs Rest of the World" poll?


Yes but I think more people around the world say to-MAY-to than to-MAH-to. I say to-MAH-to thought because that just sounds right? xD


I am pretty sure all English speaking (first) countries apart from America say To-Mah-to... if anyone can prove me wrong then do say so.
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HiddenHour says...



It's To-Mah-To in all countries that speak REAL English, not horrible American English.
  





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Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:38 am
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Blackwood says...



HiddenHour wrote:It's To-Mah-To in all countries that speak REAL English, not horrible American English.

Exactly my point. <3
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Tenyo says...



Too - ma - too
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HiddenHour wrote:It's To-Mah-To in all countries that speak REAL English, not horrible American English.


That wasn't very nice. YWS itself is hosted in the US.
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ajruby12 says...



I'm not fond of tomatoes anyway, so I don't care..
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TheDayBeforeTomorrow says...



As long as you understand that someone's talking about that popular, round, red impostor in the vegetable world, does it really matter what you call it? :P

(For the record, I say to-Mah-to to pretend I have a British accent.)
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Let's just call the whole thing off before an argument brews...
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I live in Ireland, and I say to-MAY-to :P
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Lava says...



Interesting. Indians follow Brit English, but mostly, we say Toh-may-toh.
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