APAD: Tomayto, tomahto

"Tomayto, tomahto" (or "tomato, tomahto") is an idiom used to dismiss minor differences or trivial arguments, suggesting two options are essentially the same. It highlights that a distinction—often in pronunciation or word choice—is insignificant, and is a playful way to say "it doesn't matter" or "it's the same thing".

Origin:
The phrase was popularized by the 1937 George and Ira Gershwin song which featured in the film Shall We Dance.

Examples:
Person A: "We should use the database."
Person B: "You mean the repository?"
Person A: "Tomayto, tomahto—let's just start."

- From online source with editing
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Spring has finally arrived, and it's the planting season again.  Although big, with many mature trees and loved by deers, rabbits, raccoons, etc., I can't plant fruit bearing vegetables in our own yards.  

So went and bought some tomato plants last weekend, and planted them on the condo building rooftop garden plots again (I mentioned them here two years ago 得意).

Actually the nursery has at least 30 different types of tomato plants to choose from, eight cherry tomato types alone.  I chose two from each type, so no one would feel lonely in the plots.

During the process, some of the tags got lost somehow, that troubled me for a moment. But hey, "tomayto, tomahto", I'm sure my stomach will love them all, regardless of the type. 

Cheers to all, from tomaytos! 加油

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2. pic from last year (harvested this much every few days!!!)

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A good harvest! I used the seeds to grow tomato myself:) -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 09:03:48

Grow from seeds? Wow! I never dare 2 try that. U have true -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 09:07:46

green thumbs!!! My hat off to U, 暖冬! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 09:09:37

Very easy,西岛. Just bury any rotten西红柿 to the soil, and -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 10:30:16

and you will be surprised to see many young seedlings:) -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 10:31:53

Good 2 know & Thx (not sure productivity of store bought 1s) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 14:12:08

Typoglycemia: if olny the the frist and lsat ltteer -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (216 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 09:20:47

;-)) Thx "God", I feel so releived & svaed!!! If U konw how -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 09:28:43

mnay times I have had typos this way ~~~~~ -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 09:29:40

They're all good. Be aware of the hornworms. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 13:54:12

Thx 7G 4 warning (haven't run into pest issue yet, but it's -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 14:06:23

bound 2 happen. Just checked, vinegar seems 2 b effective!) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/29/2026 postreply 14:08:01

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