tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post8624161408862321624..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: You say to-MAY-to, I say to-MAH-toBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-86160929431564320582008-06-21T15:06:00.000-04:002008-06-21T15:06:00.000-04:00A topic near and dear (tomatoes, not salmonella!)....A topic near and dear (tomatoes, not salmonella!). Like Laurie, I find myself using both pronunciations even in my own house, thanks to a British husband. Our son insists on calling ketchup "Mah-toe". That's going to be a tough one here in the land of Heinz. And yes, we grow our own too.ClumberKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064038036144480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-92108337105304417742008-06-21T14:16:00.000-04:002008-06-21T14:16:00.000-04:00I do wonder why we pronounce "salmon" as we do, gi...I do wonder why we pronounce "salmon" as we do, given the Latin name, and given that, say, the French do pronounce the "l" also.<BR/><BR/>But my complaint was about many in the news media who use a silent "l" in "Salmonella", which I've been hearing a lot lately because of the Tomahto thing.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-54210798088284346122008-06-21T13:05:00.000-04:002008-06-21T13:05:00.000-04:00Salmon may have a silent "l" but the family Salmon...Salmon may have a silent "l" but the family Salmonidae doesn't... <BR/><BR/>I actually pronounce tomato both ways depending on whether I'm talking to my British parents or an American. Oh, and we grow our own - usually heirloom varieties :-)Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682513110485580000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-62844601032198445462008-06-21T11:06:00.000-04:002008-06-21T11:06:00.000-04:00Bang on, as usual.Although, pronouncing salmon as ...Bang on, as usual.<BR/><BR/>Although, pronouncing salmon as "sal-mons" makes me smile. -)Thomas J. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969763988007667949noreply@blogger.com