Tomato or Tomato, which way do you pronounce it?

LordSutch

To-maa-toe (UK/IRL), or To-may-toe (USA).

Obviously we have traditionally said the former on this side of the pond, but listening to a linguist on the radio today made me think again. He said he now hears Irish people on the streets of Dublin saying 'to-may-toe'

Why would Irish or British people say the latter?

http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/sites/files/lfhw/image/Tomato.jpg

cantdecide

'Tomato' is the more civilised way to pronounce it, of course...

Menas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ3fjQa5Hls

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LordSutch wrote: »

Why would Irish or British people say the latter?
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Because it's right.

Ruu

Thanks for posting the image, forgot what they look like.:o

Spanish Eyes

Well if you are Irish it is TOMAAAATO

If you say TOMAYTO here you are from Silicon Valley.

Rented Mule

Tomato

Spanish Eyes

Many people in Ireland say Tomahes actually.

Lights On

Ketchup or catsup?

Ruu

I know one auld lad who says 'tommy toes' but only jokingly...I think.

SEPT 23 1989

Sauce and never in the fridge

Summer wind

We could go back to the olden days and call them love apples.

indioblack

Menas wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ3fjQa5Hls

"...better call the calling off off."
Fred and Ginger - brilliant.

Anyway, they're pronounced "Toms".
Thought everybody knew that.

LDN_Irish

I've heard Dubliners calling them toe matt ohs.

The Backwards Man

Red yocks

endacl

cantdecide wrote: »

'Tomato' is the more civilised way to pronounce it, of course...

I disagree. 'Tomato'. Every time.

TerrorFirmer

There's a few words you'd be surprised at how they're correctly pronounced. 'Issues' is pronounced 'iss-sues' correctly - most people say 'ish-yous'

me_irl

Who the f*ck says poe-tah-toe.... seriously.

For Forks Sake

Tamahas.

Next.

Spanish Eyes

Not one native says Tomaytos.

And NO ONE says PotAAAAHTOS,

So there.

It's always Tomahas anyway.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Tum-ah-tow.

Is it Dah-ta or Day-ta? (Data) I say Day-ta but everyone else I know says Dah-ta

cantdecide

endacl wrote: »

I disagree. 'Tomato'. Every time.

'Tomato' :mad:

Badly Drunk Boy

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Tum-ah-tow.

Is it Dah-ta or Day-ta? (Data) I say Day-ta but everyone else I know says Dah-ta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqwx2XFb1fQ

wendell borton

Does it matter, just as long as you don't put it in a fruit salad.

Guy:Incognito

Tomato of course, , be stupid to pronounce it any other way.

Dr.Robotnik

I pronounce it 'Tu-ma-o' meself

cantdecide

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Tum-ah-tow.

Is it Dah-ta or Day-ta? (Data) I say Day-ta but everyone else I know says Dah-ta

This one does irk me. In this country it's allllllllllllllllways been dah-ta until we got smartphones and now if you want to sound sophistimocated, you have to call in day-ta. Even the big ad campaigns are promising tons of day-ta.

Not in my day, I tell you. I remember when all this was fields, you know.

Aongus Von Bismarck

A bloody outrage is my pronouncement when I head back to Ireland and am forced to eat those watery pale red tomatoes so beloved of Irish people. Usually found plotting with each other in a bunch of six in plastic wrapping at the local supermarket.

They can also be found congealing into a bloody mess in a bowl at the local 'deli counter'. To be added to a white roll with one of those disgusting chicken fillets, if my observations are accurate.

Tarzana2

Lights On wrote: »

Ketchup or catsup?

Catsup is pronounced the same as ketchup. A former American housemate told me that you'd be looked at funny if you pronounced it cat-sup in the US.

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

There's a few words you'd be surprised at how they're correctly pronounced. 'Issues' is pronounced 'iss-sues' correctly - most people say 'ish-yous'

Either of those pronunciations is correct.

Sunnyisland

three tomatoes are walking down the street- a poppa tomato, a momma tomato, and a little baby tomato. baby tomato starts lagging behind. poppa tomato gets angry, goes over to the baby tomato, and smooshes him... and says, catch up!" -

Mia Wallace [Uma Thurman] em Pulp Fiction


I know whatever...

StewartGriffin

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

A bloody outrage is my pronouncement when I head back to Ireland and am forced to eat those watery pale red tomatoes so beloved of Irish people. Usually found plotting with each other in a bunch of six in plastic wrapping at the local supermarket.

They can also be found congealing into a bloody mess in a bowl at the local 'deli counter'. To be added to a white roll with one of those disgusting chicken fillets, if my observations are accurate.

Aongus,

I was thinking of you today when they announced the minimum price for alcohol. How is it fair that the Peasants get looked after by being priced out of alcoholism while the likes of you are abandoned, left to rot your liver, since the price of 2001 Chateneuf du Pape will not be affected?

A strongly worded letter to Mr. Varadker may be in order.

Paramite Pie

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Tum-ah-tow.

Is it Dah-ta or Day-ta? (Data) I say Day-ta but everyone else I know says Dah-ta

Dah-ta. I've heard both in the UK although I don't know if that's an americanism creeping in.

foxy farmer

In Cork they're called TAMATAHS

Junkyard Tom

What's red and invisible?

No tomatoes.

darkpagandeath

tomacco

Badly Drunk Boy

cantdecide wrote: »

This one does irk me. In this country it's allllllllllllllllways been dah-ta until we got smartphones and now if you want to sound sophistimocated, you have to call in day-ta. Even the big ad campaigns are promising tons of day-ta.

Not in my day, I tell you. I remember when all this was fields, you know.

No, dah-ta is used more in America than here (for the moment). I've been fighting a solo battle against this where I work. Being in an American multi-national, dah-ta and stah-tus are used a lot more than they used to be. It's 'day-ta' and 'stay-tus'!

One function we use in SAP is a ZMAP (in SAP training, it was called zee-map) but I've re-programmed others (without them realising it) to call it 'zed-map'. A small victory but it makes my happy.

LordSutch

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

No, dah-ta is used more in America than here (for the moment). I've been fighting a solo battle against this where I work. Being in an American multi-national, dah-ta and stah-tus are used a lot more than they used to be. It's 'day-ta' and 'stay-tus'!

One function we use in SAP is a ZMAP (in SAP training, it was called zee-map) but I've re-programmed others (without them realising it) to call it 'zed-map'. A small victory but it makes my happy.

Well done, keep it up.

PS; Love SAP.

Kev W

cantdecide wrote: »

'Tomato' is the more civilised way to pronounce it, of course...

Rented Mule wrote: »

Tomato

endacl wrote: »

I disagree. 'Tomato'. Every time.

cantdecide wrote: »

'Tomato' :mad:

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Tomato of course, , be stupid to pronounce it any other way.

You're all wrong.

It's "tomato".

Blackwell

darkpagandeath wrote: »

tomacco

Yep. Me too.

LordSutch

Speech impediment?

Medusa22

Does anyone remember this ketchup ad where the baby tomato doesn't want to get into the ketchup bottle and the mother tomato has to persuade him to get in? It was such a cute ad but I can't find it on youtube and whenever I ask people about it they look at me like I have two heads, maybe I just dreamed it

Zirconia

What about potatoes - is is Potato or Pu-dae-toe, seems mostly to be the latter in Ireland?

Gwynplaine

'Tamahha', just like 'Sahurdah' and 'de lohho'

"The tomato won the lotto on Saturday"
"De Tamahha won de lohho on Sahurdah"

The One Doctor

I don't pronounce it. Tomatoes are evil and that's it.

Tarzana2

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Being in an American multi-national, dah-ta and stah-tus are used a lot more than they used to be. It's 'day-ta' and 'stay-tus'!

It's either.

Puibo

Spanish Eyes wrote:

Many people in Ireland say Tomahes actually.

Possibly the funniest thing ill read all week!!! 😅

pickarooney

Tomato is from the Nahuatl whereas potato is from the Taino language, like barbecue and hurricane.

Just in case anyone is interested.

Samaris

...You know, somewhere in my brain, I did actually distinguish the two words in the title. I had to look closely to realise they were in fact spelled exactly the same.

As a matter of interest, how many people read it as "Tomahto or Tomayto, which way do you pronounce it" in that order?

Tomahto, by the way.

ScumLord

Termater.