Subj : Re: I think we should all be on UTC
To   : Spectre
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Apr 01 2022 09:28:59

  Re: Re: I think we should all be on UTC
  By: Spectre to Warpslide on Fri Apr 01 2022 01:42 pm

 2t>> poTAYto, paTAHto.

 Wa>> Are there places that actually say paTAHto?  I'm assuming there are

 Sp> I've never heard anyone anywhere use po-Tah-to. But the To-Mah-to
 Sp> To-May-to thing you heard in different places.. its more like the
 Sp> alternatives for france, pants, plants where they can be ants or aunts...

I'd think "poTAYto" and "toMAYto" are the correct way, due to the rules of English vowels.  In each word, after the 'a', there's a consonant followed by a vowel, which would make the 'a' be pronounced "ay".

I've seen this kind of thing with other words too.  Years ago, there was a chat program I saw some people use called Adium.  I'd pronounce it "AY-dee-um", but I'd hear some people pronounce it "add-ee-um".

Nightfox
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