[Ads-l] pottable

Barretts Mail mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM
Sat Aug 15 20:49:41 UTC 2020


I can recall being corrected on this as a kid and correcting someone else as an adult. Regardless of whether there are two t’s, the oh sound seems more likely from the spelling in my dialect. BB

> On 15 Aug 2020, at 06:17, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> That's how at least one high-paid, well educated CNN anchor says "potable."
> 
> Maybe because you can cook with it?
> 
> 
> JL

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