Does this "say" anything to any of you?

MolyB   Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:58 pm GMT
Does this "say" anything to any of you?

goh-tuh-pah-tate-tah

If you said it rapidly, which combination of English words would you get?
criss   Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:03 am GMT
got a potato
Skippy   Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:59 am GMT
"gotta potato"
MollyB   Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:51 pm GMT
Good. Thanks.

And this:

goh-tuh-pah-tate-tah-day
Guest   Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:11 pm GMT
What is the purpose of this exercise?
MRB   Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:48 pm GMT
Possibly to demonstrate how silly we sound when we talk very fast?
MollyB   Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:39 pm GMT
<What is the purpose of this exercise? >

Think "connected speech".
M. Antonio   Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:44 pm GMT
It shows how messed and bizarre English is and that it shall be reform
MRB   Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:10 pm GMT
Reformed? No, I think not. It IS messed and bizarre, but every version that reforms it is worse.
Guest   Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:26 pm GMT
I can see our last two speakers know nothing about connected speech and linking, Molly