Po-ta-to, po-tah-to...

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00 The phrase comes from a song, where it is one of many words that can be pronounced in more than one way. Without knowing the situation for your sentence, it is hard to decided what is implied. 0-

0It can also mean "That's just two diferent ways of saying the same thing." 02br
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00Specifically, one person uses a nicer, more polite, or less emotional way of describing something and the other person says basically "it doesn't matter what you call it- the results are the same." Such as:02br
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00A: I hear Jim got fired.02br
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0 PLEASE WHAT DOES POTATO POTAHTO MEAN IN THIS SENTENCE? I BELIEVE THIS WAS LIONEL LUTHER SPEAKING TO LOIS LANE IN SMALLVILLE EPISODE VERITAS. DOES IT MEAN ¨WHATEVER THE ANSWER MAYBE (REGARDING BOUNDLESS COURAGE OR STUPIDITY), ....02br
00THANKS FOR CLARIFICATION0-

0 Yes. It's like saying "Whatever!" or "It doesn't matter which" or "It doesn't make any difference".02br
00Please don't post in capitals. 02br
00CJ 0-

0CJ is right. This also means that the speaker feels that stupidity and courage are basically the same thing by a different name/from a different viewpoint.0-

0Interestingly, the 01i00potato, potahto 02i00thing was said by a nasty rapist last night on 01i00CSI New York02i00.0-

Can it also mean look who's talking? You're just the same? Here's the whole thing:

Lionel: Put that camera down. Put it down.
Put it down. Very resourceful. I realize that an appointment
or a press conference would be too conventional for you,
Miss Lane, but--

Lois: Come on. You wouldn't take
an interview with me if your life depended on it.

Lionel: So,

No, same definition as given originally.

It doesn't matter if you call it being brave or being stupid. It's besides the point. It doesn't matter. Let's get back to talking about your last moments with Swann.

Thanks, Barbara!