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Old 07-31-2015, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Big E 757 View Post
What's poh-table water? I'm asking honestly. I guess I'm one of those tools that doesn't know that the word poh-table is actually a word.

I thought everyone else was pronouncing it wrong. I figured pot-able water meant water that was safe to consume, treated. I.E. Safe to put in a pot to boil up some ramen or oatmeal in the galley.

Why is it called/pronounced poh-table?

Not trying to be a jack ---, just trying to learn. Thanks.
From Old French potable, from Latin pōtābilis, from pōtō ‎(“I drink”).
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