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I've actually never heard it pronounced "Jiff" in conversation. Ever. I'm not going to categorically claim that people don't do it, because anecdote isn't evide
by stinkytaco 5y ago
I've actually never heard it pronounced "Jiff" in conversation. Ever. I'm not going to categorically claim that people don't do it, because anecdote isn't evidence, but I've only ever heard the word "jiff" in the context of an Internet debate I'm increasingly believing is made up.
EDIT: Additionally, I've never heard anyone say po-tah-to or toe-mah-to outside of the song. Where does this urge come from?
- SamBam 5y ago> toe-mah-to I mean... this merely means you've never been to an English speaking country outside North America.
- timbit42 5y ago> I mean... So you mean... nothing.
- stinkytaco 5y agoExcept the way it's pronounced in the song is not the way the English pronounce it, if that's what you mean. The emphasis is on the first syllable in the song and on the second in the British English. It's like someone who has heard someone imitating and English accent wrote the song.
- Youden 5y agoIf the song really does say toe-mah-to, I agree with you. However in the English-speaking world (as in the world that speaks similarly to the people in England) I've not heard it pronounced any way other than "tom-ah-toe".