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Hello,

bored,

nearly bed time.

reading "the Potatoe Factory"

With an E on the end ?

Random enough ?

It was written by Dan Quayle.

AnneBoleyn;1438490 wrote: It was written by Dan Quayle.


Beat me too it. LOL

YZGI;1438491 wrote: Beat me too it. LOL


Sure you don't mean "Beat me tooe it"?

Crape internet connection is driving me bonkers!

Betty Boop;1438540 wrote: Crape internet connection is driving me bonkers!


Is that crape suzette ?

God help us all..............I have turned into the spelling bee, that's bee for bore

Bruv;1438542 wrote: Is that crape suzette ?

God help us all..............I have turned into the spelling bee, that's bee for bore


:wah: I thought b was for ball(e)

Betty Boop;1438544 wrote: :wah: I thought b was for ball(e)


Doh ......B is for Betty and Boop

It's either tomatoe or potatoe that has an E on the end ..........I can never remember which one .

fuzzywuzzy;1438673 wrote: It's either tomatoe or potatoe that has an E on the end ..........I can never remember which one .


But only in Australia ?

Tomatoe

Potatoe

That's how I was taught. I'm sure it's potatoe. ........yeah it is .



damn or it could be tomatoe..........nah that doesn't look right. i could never remember and still can't . Meh ...I don't think my spelling is going to start ww3 .

I know what the internet says Bruv. The internet is why our kids can't spell. The internet and spell check.

I have to agree with you actually, I reckon both really ought to have an E.

'To' doesn't say 'tow' or 'toe' does it ? But the 'to' on the end of poatato and tomato does

Fuzz, you got me curious, so I looked this up for you (& Bruv!):

"My partner is certain that the words 'potato' and 'tomato'

are spelled 'potatoe' and 'tomatoe' in Australia.

I feel that this is very unlikely. Can any Australian linguists shed any light?"

"Standard Australian English is the same as British English, so no, there is no 'e' on the end of either potato or tomato, however, the usual does apply with their plural, adding 'es'. I am a teacher in Australia. Your partner is pulling your leg!"

Australian spelling? - Yahoo! Answers

So, you guys, only the plural has an 'e', not the singular spelling.

We have a commercial on TV here where a man says "Old MacDonald was a bad speller" & the scene shifts to Old MacDonald at a spelling bee where he is asked how to spell 'cow' & he says: "Cow. C-O-W-E-I-E-I-O". I always have a laugh at that!

Bruv;1438680 wrote: I have to agree with you actually, I reckon both really ought to have an E.

'To' doesn't say 'tow' or 'toe' does it ? But the 'to' on the end of poatato and tomato does


Now how do you pronounce cow?

AnneBoleyn;1438683 wrote: Fuzz, you got me curious, so I looked this up for you (& Bruv!):

"My partner is certain that the words 'potato' and 'tomato'

are spelled 'potatoe' and 'tomatoe' in Australia.

I feel that this is very unlikely. Can any Australian linguists shed any light?"

"Standard Australian English is the same as British English, so no, there is no 'e' on the end of either potato or tomato, however, the usual does apply with their plural, adding 'es'. I am a teacher in Australia. Your partner is pulling your leg!"

Australian spelling? - Yahoo! Answers

So, you guys, only the plural has an 'e', not the singular spelling.

We have a commercial on TV here where a man says "Old MacDonald was a bad speller" & the scene shifts to Old MacDonald at a spelling bee where he is asked how to spell 'cow' & he says: "Cow. C-O-W-E-I-E-I-O". I always have a laugh at that!


Dagnabit!

SnoozeAgain;1438686 wrote: Dagnabit!


I love that part too!

AnneBoleyn;1438683 wrote: Fuzz, you got me curious, so I looked this up for you (& Bruv!):

"My partner is certain that the words 'potato' and 'tomato'

are spelled 'potatoe' and 'tomatoe' in Australia.

I feel that this is very unlikely. Can any Australian linguists shed any light?"

"Standard Australian English is the same as British English, so no, there is no 'e' on the end of either potato or tomato, however, the usual does apply with their plural, adding 'es'. I am a teacher in Australia. Your partner is pulling your leg!"

Australian spelling? - Yahoo! Answers

So, you guys, only the plural has an 'e', not the singular spelling.

We have a commercial on TV here where a man says "Old MacDonald was a bad speller" & the scene shifts to Old MacDonald at a spelling bee where he is asked how to spell 'cow' & he says: "Cow. C-O-W-E-I-E-I-O". I always have a laugh at that!


We have a linguist who has a regular spot on ABC radio during the week . I think I'll ring in this week. During spelling tests in primary school I used to very frustrated about it . I'm not making this **** up . And I know what you mean with the plural. That's the fustration one you add the E to make it plural the other carries the E. And therefore you just stick an S on the end. I don't go to YAHOO for my answers lol lol lol they were still calling a koala a bear until a few years ago . lol

I'm not sure about British english being Australian standard . Because you'd have to say that about Canada as well . Found out in high school that they put a lot of words together. We say "A lot" they say "alot" ...lots of little differences.

I'd be real glad to hear the results of your research!

No you wouldn't lol it's not that important but I think I will ring this week.

I love listening to Saturday morning radio when the kids ring in to ask questions of the VET. A couple of weeks ago a boy rang in to ask how to stop his dog from eating the crutches out of the families underwear. The time it took the Vet and the presenter to contain themselves was a classic radio moment.

So.........why was it ?

why was what?

The answer to the question "how to stop his dog from eating the crutches out of the families underwear"

What does that even mean?

I think she meant to say 'crotches'.

Ah! I was at a loss why the family were keeping crutches in their underwear drawer and why the dog was eating them. Thanks.

hahaha

Three great countries seperated by a common language?

Guess so, I've never heard it used that way before. "She found religion and used it as a crutch" takes on new meaning.

Bruv;1438710 wrote: The answer to the question "how to stop his dog from eating the crutches out of the families underwear"


Ummm I forget I was laughing too much .

They stream the programme on Saturday mornings (which i think at the moment is around six pmyour time)

http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/2011/0 ... radio.html they have the kid who rang in,as a radio soundbyte for the show at the moment lol

Ooh, I ask a few older people (neighbours) how they were taught to spell 'Tomatoe' and 'Potatoe' when they were kids . Unlike myself they were taught to write those words as above where I was taught only one had an "e". Interesting.

I learned that the 'e' is only there on either when plural.

Second night in a row of hardly any sleep and I have to go to a short course today. God help me . I hope they don't mind me falling asleep in class.

Huh ended up a the course..... it was cancelled .

28 C have mowed the lawns and done some study...........now to go into town and get me some beers. And then some early evening fishing. Ahhhh yes the simple things in life are often the best. Now I have to decide whether it be the surf or the jetty.

fuzzywuzzy;1438673 wrote: It's either tomatoe or potatoe that has an E on the end ..........I can never remember which one .


Sorry fuzzy, neither does. :wah:

cars;1439974 wrote: Sorry fuzzy, neither does. :wah:


Now thinking about it, my statement is good for here in the USA, but maybe where you are it is spelled your way.

It's odd. After much consultation with older folk most if not all seem to remember an 'e'.

I'ts not important though in another hundred years they'll probably change it again lol

Malawashed the cat today. Found out cats don't like to be Malawashed.

New on Facebook. They are also about to introduce the "sympathy" button alongside the "like" button because liking that your friends dog died is not right.



What life events would you like to share?



"Bought a car

Bought a house

Registered as an Organ Donor

Quit smoking

Registered to Vote

Voted

Military Service

First flight

Became a Vegetarian"

Yep, give the corporations and government and future prosecutors all they need to know

You say Potatoe & I say Potato.

You say Tomatoe & I say Tomato.

Tomatoe! Tomatoe!

Potatoe! Potato!

Let's call the whole this off!

(BTW - each time I use an 'E' on the end, it sets my auto Spellcheck off, underlining them)

Do I go to bed or not...

Daughter has to be taken to school at 2am.

Snooze or coffee?

ooowwww oowwww big toe hurty, little one just dropped a can on it.

So hard not to swear or shout under such circumstances!!