(A lazy and flippant way of engendering a discussion about accent, idiom, colloquialism in the written
2006-07-19 21:21:18 · 34 answers · asked by muddyllama 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No, no, no, young Master Badger: Nobody but nobody says; 'po-TART-to' that was just artistic licence on the songwriter's part. And it worked!
2006-07-19 21:45:30 · update #1
In Spanish is "Tomate." And it is pronounced the way it is spelled. We don't suffer so much over phonetics as English speakers do.
All joking aside, I think your query is an interesting one. Many a time I ask myself the same thing. I use idiomatic phrases to identify the author's country of origin. Like the word solicitor instead of lawyer. Also, the way words are spelled can give clues like colour instead of color, etc.
Good question, loved to ponder on it.
Lourdes
2006-07-20 15:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by magical_whimsie 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Tomatoe
2006-07-20 15:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pomato
2006-07-19 21:50:49 · answer #3 · answered by Kgs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tamaatar in Hindi in India.
2006-07-19 21:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by Rainbow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tuh-mah-toe in English, tráta (Traw-tah) in Irish.
2006-07-20 04:45:13 · answer #5 · answered by Aoife C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if I told you that I pronounce it "tomYEToh"? I don't but I wonder what linguistic can of worms involving linguistic assumptions that could potentially open.
2006-07-19 21:36:58 · answer #6 · answered by chipchinka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which language I speak.
Tomahto, in English.
Tomaat, in Dutch.
2006-07-19 22:17:10 · answer #7 · answered by The Phantom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Domat in bulgarian
2006-07-19 21:30:02 · answer #8 · answered by IT 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's call the whole thing off.
2006-07-19 23:39:46 · answer #9 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from texas from the vicinity of the bush neighbourhood...
IT IS cucumber ask bush if you dont believe me
2006-07-19 23:15:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋