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tert in seattle wrote:

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

>
> so what?



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