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Re: How Do You Pronounce The Word Tomato?

Lol I am from Baltimore...in my neck of the woods -southeast, we say tuh-may-ta

 

of course, we also say zink for sink and payment for pavement. Gotta love it

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Re: How Do You Pronounce The Word Tomato?

It comes out sounding like tuh may doe

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Re: How Do You Pronounce The Word Tomato?

Toe - may -toe  Grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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@Q4u wrote:

I was born and raised in So Ca and have always pronounced it Toe-MAY-toe, but my Mother was from England and although her accent diminished over the years she pronounced it Toe-MAH-toe.....     


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too-may-toe

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New York born and raised...TA-MAY-TOE.  Always.

 

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@bmorechick wrote:

Lol I am from Baltimore...in my neck of the woods -southeast, we say tuh-may-ta

 

of course, we also say zink for sink and payment for pavement. Gotta love it


 

 

i am also from baltimore hon, but i say TA-MAY-TOE.

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TOMATO, TOMATO, TOMATO!!!!!!!!   tomaytoeCat Happy

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"You say to-may-to, and I say to-mah-to, you say po-tay-to and I say po-tah-to, to-may-to, to-mah-to, po-tay-to, po-tah-to, let's call the whole thing off".

 

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Re: How Do You Pronounce The Word Tomato?

I don't recall ever hearing someone pronounce it to-MAH-to.  To-May-to for me!  (I'm in the metro-DC area).