Po-tay-to, po-tah-to
What does it mean?
Thank you!I know they are different pronunciations of the same food.
I want to know what does people mean when they say this. Like Chuck said to Blair in Gossip Girl, and i've heard this in Friends.

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Po-tay-to, po-tah-to
What does it mean?
Thank you!I know they are different pronunciations of the same food. 
I want to know what does people mean when they say this. Like Chuck said to Blair in Gossip Girl, and i've heard this in Friends.

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Where I live, it's common to pronounce it poe-tay-toe

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Thanks for the links but unfortunately the gov. does not allow us to enter youtube.

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I'm not sure if you can see this link, but the song is called "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8-ZKcOhiY    It's a well-known song, precisely about your question. :)

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It's a joke! Actually the only word with these two pronunciations is "tomato".
1. BrE = to mah to
2. AmE = to may to

"Potato" only has one pronunciation: "po tay to". People use this word as a kind of joke.

It is also a kind of joke on how uneducated some Americans are. They may actually believe the English pronounce it "potahto".

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DIfferent pronunciations of the same food.

http://www.howbigismypotato.com/potato.jpg

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