Potatoe

[Spurtacular]

Yup. And I'm not an etymologist, but my guess would be that potatoe was actually the original spelling and that it was then cut down to potato out of convenience. But the spelling was never considered incorrect at the time of Quayle's "gaffe." If anything this just makes liberals look bad for not caring that they tout ignorance as if it's truth.

IIRC, that was the explanation I received in school, too.

Liberals have no need for truth, just false narratives.
They were chump long before chump ever got here.

[Spurtacular]

Lol the slow backpedal

So desperate to be heard. Doesn't matter if you have anything worth saying.

"nother level"

AaronY

[rmt]

Yup. And I'm not an etymologist, but my guess would be that potatoe was actually the original spelling and that it was then cut down to potato out of convenience. But the spelling was never considered incorrect at the time of Quayle's "gaffe." If anything this just makes liberals look bad for not caring that they tout ignorance as if it's truth.

Well, spelling is much different than pronunciation. My post was just a possible explanation of why it would be spelled like potatoe - not that that spelling is correct in current day English - maybe in old/middle English - not even that far back - maybe three hundred years ago?

[Chris]

but muh Dan Quayle

[Pavlov]

But that's not what I said was fake. I said it was fake that so many try to pretend Quayle misspelled the word. That doesn't bother you? Cos at the end of the day it's just about getting hit point, not being fair minded.

It sure bothers you.

I think his trying to throw the school under the bus for his up probably makes him a bad person.

Either he was truly stupid or was too dependent on scripts to be respected. Take your pick.

[Spurtacular]

Well, spelling is much different than pronunciation. My post was just a possible explanation of why it would be spelled like potatoe - not that that spelling is correct in current day English - maybe in old/middle English - not even that far back - maybe three hundred years ago.

Try the eighties. NYT used the spelling in a 1988 article.

And it was a good explanation, btw.

[Trill Clinton]

Yeah we should focus on way more important things like whiny college kids.

[Spurtacular]

Can you teach adult re s?

Asking for a friend. Spurtacular

Starting to see why even the chumpettes won't take you. He was posting something that leaned in my favor.

[rmt]

Potato - phonetically would be po as in pot, ta as in tap, to as in top.

[AaronY]

Try the eighties. NYT used the spelling in a 1988 article.

And it was a good explanation, btw.

lecture the school teacher on basic grammar and spelling now if you can please

[Spurtacular]

It sure bothers you.

I think his trying to throw the school under the bus for his up probably makes him a bad person.

Either he was truly stupid or was too dependent on scripts to be respected. Take your pick.

More fake narratives.

He was the moderator. He was getting the kid to spell the word as written on the card. Having good intentions doesn't make one a bad person. Obviously, you're a steaming pile of (aka a bad person) in your own right though.

[Pavlov]

More fake narratives.

He was the moderator. He was getting the kid to spell the word as written on the card. Having good intentions doesn't make one a bad person. Obviously, you're a steaming pile of (aka a bad person) in your own right though.

so mad.

He was so desperate to follow the script he couldn't even trust himself.

If he actually knew that in the first place -- I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

[Chris]

lecture the school teacher on basic grammar now if you can please

Careful Pavlov doesn't like intermingling spelling with grammar. He's a Purist.

[rmt]

According to my dad, English is very difficult to learn - unlike Chinese which doesn't have tenses, little grammar - but no alphabet, and those tones are the same to my tone-deaf ears. English: I read. I read (pronounced "red" as in the past). He can't tell the difference.

[Pavlov]

Careful Pavlov doesn't like intermingling spelling with grammar. He's a Purist.

They can mingle just fine. You just didn't know what you were talking about.

Again.

Don't carry a grudge.

[AaronY]

Careful Pavlov doesn't like intermingling spelling with grammar. He's a Purist.

I thought rmt was a schoolteacher from misreading her post actually

[Pavlov]

I thought rmt was a schoolteacher from misreading her post actually

Damn, admitting your own error.

Amazing. Chris and Spurtacular could learn a thing or two from you.

[DMC]

I thought rmt was a schoolteacher from misreading her post actually

You seem to do that a lot actually.

[Spurtacular]

so mad.

He was so desperate to follow the script he couldn't even trust himself.

If he actually knew that in the first place -- I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

If he actually knew what?

[Pavlov]

If he actually knew what?

How to spell potato.

[Spurtacular]

Damn, admitting your own error.

Amazing. Chris and Spurtacular could learn a thing or two from you.

How come djohn2oo8 didn't get the callout, given that he is one who has actually erred in this thread?

chump and his moral narratives of convenience.

[AaronY]

You seem to do that a lot actually.

Yes, I did misread that chart that one time.

Good point.

[Pavlov]

How come djohn2oo8 didn't get the callout, given that he is one who has actually erred in this thread?

chump and his moral narratives of convenience.

He didn't err in making the thread.

I verified his OP.

You're still holding a grudge about Dan Quayle of all people.

[Spurtacular]

so mad.

He was so desperate to follow the script he couldn't even trust himself.

If he actually knew that (how to actually how to spell potato)in the first place -- I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

So, your contention is that Dan Quayle was merely being a bully?
This coming from the guy that mocks every conspiracy theory.

[Spurtacular]

He didn't err in making the thread.

I verified his OP.

You're still holding a grudge about Dan Quayle of all people.

So, you're saying that djohn2oo8 is error free in this thread?