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Is "potatoe" the standard spelling of "potato" in some English speaking countries?

Question #129812. Asked by nannywoo.
Last updated Mar 04 2013.
Originally posted Mar 04 2013 12:17 AM.

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Answer has 4 votes.

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No.

link http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=potato&searchmode=none

Here are links to Webster's (American) and the Oxford (British) dictionaries to show those two authorities on the spelling.

link http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato

link http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/potato

Mar 04 2013, 1:53 AM
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Answer has 3 votes.

Mar 04 2013, 5:43 AM
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