Call It S-P-U-D
“If GH stands for P as in hiccough; OUGH stands for O as in dough; PHTH stands for T as in phthisis; EIGH stands for s A as 'in neighbour; TTE stands for T as in gazette; and EAU stands for O ,as in beau, then the correct way to spell potato must be ghoughphtheightteeau.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 31, 29 August 1949, Page 4
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58Call It S-P-U-D Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 31, 29 August 1949, Page 4
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