On Fri, 28 Apr 2006, Shawn B. wrote:
You say 'toemaytoe', I say 'tuhmahtoh', that guy over there says 'tuhmayter', and the gal across the hall says "termaytuh"- Everybody's talking about the same, usually more-or-less round, frequently red veggie that gets turned into ketchup (or catsup, if you prefer) paste, and/or spaghetti sauce, just saying it different.For the record, a tomato is a fruit, not a vegitable. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tomato . It is a fruit because it is the ovary sack that contains the seeds. Vegitables do not contain or otherwise house seeds (inside or out).
People eat peas in the pod... the peas are seeds. People eat green beans... the beans are seeds. Lyle Syverson