Subj : Re: I think we should all be on UTC
To   : Warpslide
From : McDoob
Date : Thu Mar 31 2022 18:37:44

 Wa> Are there places that actually say paTAHto?  I'm assuming there are
 Wa> because this saying exists.
 Wa> 
 Wa> Here in Ontario I've only ever heard people say poTAYto or tomEHto,
 Wa> though I know from Lord of the Rings that Hobbits say tomAWto at
 Wa> least...  ;)

Way to make us Canucks look friendly, Warpslide! (o_O)

But, he's not exactly wrong, either. But is that really the point? Does it matter what everyone calls it, as long as everyone agrees that it's a potato, or tomato?

P.S.: whoever thought that potatoes and tomatoes should be bred together deserves to be drug into the street and shot. Ketchup isn't just tomatoes, dummy!

McDoob
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