"potato"_vs._"potahto"

[sagehen]

>You say Car-meen-a, I say Car-mine-a,
>You say Bu-ray-na, I say Bu-rah-na,
>Car-meen-a, Car-mine-a, Bu-ray-na, Bu-rah-na,
>Let's Karl the whole thing Orff.
>
>(not by me, alas, but I don't remember by whom)
>
>m a m
>
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And, anyway, according to a lo-o-ongtime host of an afternoon music program
on CBC radio, it oughta be CARm at na Burahna.
And, since more often than not, I'd rather not hear it, Karling it Orff is
okay by me.
AM

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