potayto, potahto
Distinction without difference
A joking phrase acknowledging that two people are saying the same thing differently, or that a distinction doesn't matter.
From the song "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," which contrasts British and American pronunciations.
You say it's laziness, I say it's efficiency—potayto, potahto.
- maximBrief moral principle
- same differenceIrrelevant distinction between equivalents
- six of oneInterchangeable alternatives phrase
- half a dozenAnother way saying six
- alternativeAnother available choice
same thing · variant · substitute · spud · nitpicking · tater · agree to disagree · close call · dialect · regional dialect · close enough · equivalent · regionalism · accent · mashed · tater tots · enunciation · phoneme
potayto, potahtoworld of difference
Enormous meaningful distinction
night and day · apples and oranges · game-changer · chalk and cheese · dealbreaker
potayto, potahtobone of contention
Disputed matter between parties
irreconcilable differences · hill to die on · sticking point · fighting words · point of no return