In article >, sf says...
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> On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 00:19:21 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> > wrote:
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> > Dave Smith wrote:

> > > My English born grandmother was from the Nottingham/Sheffield area
> > > which, according to that map, is where very few people same scone
> > > rhyming with gone, but that is not how she said it.
> >
> > so what?
>
> He's saying "tomato - tomahto". If you're in the UK - they'll still
> know what you're talking about if you pronounce it one or the other.
> Equate it with the state called Nevada (the correct way) and NeVAHda
> (completely wrong).

It's a Spanish word and Spanish speaking people would disagree with you.