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pronunciation and great vowel shift

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According to the Great Vowel Shift page, [aː] became [eɪ]. In other words, /pətɑːtoʊ/ became /pəteɪtoʊ/. The tomato didn't change from /təmeɪtoʊ/ to /təmɑːtoʊ/, it changed from /təmɑːtoʊ/ to /təmeɪtoʊ/.

Therefore "The British pronunciation was like the American until the Great Vowel Shift" is nonsense. 58.80.201.106 (talk) 08:21, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Removed. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:38, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

South America or North America

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The article begins mentioning it’s South American origins, but then goes along and only describes it’s use in Mesoamérica and the Aztec territories. 2806:107E:A:BDE7:E81B:241C:B618:5F9 (talk) 14:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Which is where more is known about it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 14:46, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]