potayto, potahto
/pəˈteɪtoʊ pəˈtɑːtoʊ/
potayto, potahto interjection: that is a distinction without a difference.
Interjection
potayto, potahto
- That is a distinction without a difference.
- "He says he has never had a **remission**. You thought he was being smug about 'lack of relapse(s)'."
I think it's more like "potato - potahto." No remission to me says unchanging and, hence, no relapse.2001 August 31, Robert Hickey , “Re: Vegetarian (fruitarian?) all raw food diet - Ca-AEP”, in alt.support.mult-sclerosis (Usenet) - "Who's whining, pissant? I'm berating!"
Potato, potahto.2002 July 2, Dave Witzel , “Re: beers in NYC”, in alt.beer (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- tomayto, tomahto, same difference
- "He says he has never had a **remission**. You thought he was being smug about 'lack of relapse(s)'."
Synonyms of potayto, potahto
Origin of potayto, potahto
Supposedly uses the American English and British English pronunciations of the word potato, by analogy of tomato (see tomayto, tomahto). Unlike tomato, only the former pronunciation is used in either American or British English. Allusion to George Gershwin's song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": "You like potato (/pəˈteɪtoʊ/) and I like potato (/pəˈtɑːtoʊ/)".
Questions about potayto, potahto
- What does potayto, potahto mean?
- Potayto, potahto means that is a distinction without a difference.
- What part of speech is potayto, potahto?
- Potayto, potahto is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce potayto, potahto?
- Potayto, potahto is pronounced /pəˈteɪtoʊ pəˈtɑːtoʊ/.
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