Gratuitous copycat poll: To-MAY-to or To-MAH-to

[Liberal Veteran]

Poll question: Gratuitous copycat poll: To-MAY-to or To-MAH-to

How do you pronounce it?

[bbernardini]

1. One of my favorite music geek jokes...

You say Car-MEE-na, I say Car-MAH-na,
You say Bur-EE-na, I say Bur-AH-na,
Car-MEE-na, Car-MAH-na,
Bur-EE-na, Bur-AH-na,
Let's call the whole thing Orff.

[Cheswick2.0]

4. lol

I am surprised I never heard that one!

[BlueJazz]

2. Well..Hell-Fire Boy..Us Southerners call them Tomaters!,

...along with some Taters.

[arwalden]

3. I Say Toe-May-Toe. But how do you pronounce "aunt"?

I'll bet you that those who say "toe-mah-to" also say "aaahnt"... and those who say "toe-may-toe" will be the ones who say "ant".

Just a guess.

-- Allen

And don't get me started on "vaaahz" versus "vayce".

[BlueJazz]

6. I might be the exception to that rule..

I've always said To-may-toe and aaahnt.
Of course, being Australian helps.

[Darranar]

7. I say to-may-to and aaahnt. n/t

[Darranar]

5. To-MAY-to. n/t

[texas1928]

8. Well it is pronounced Ta-MAY-Toe

But BLEEEEEEECH, fresh tomatos are nasty.

[TexasProgresive]

9. Ya'll got it all wrong it's

ta-MA-ter