I should have taken my own picture before I ate it
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14761)
San Jose, California
February 28, 2018 12:03pm CST
One of the adults in the home made me a lovely spinach and cheese omelet for breakfast this morning, which I had with coffee and a slice of seeded toast.
Of course while typing out the above sentence, I wondered which spelling of omelet was actually correct... omelet? Omelette? One is American English, the other is British English/French. I see both in common use, although I suspect that the way I spelled it is "lower".
In any case, my breakfast was lovely despite my confusion on how to spell it. How do you spell it?
What did you eat this morning?
Photo from the Cooking Channel website.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
28 Feb 18
I usually go with omelet - and it is rare to have food that tastes and looks good :-)
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
28 Feb 18
The above picture is prettier than my breakfast, but mine was very tasty.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
28 Feb 18
@spiderdust Mmm better it tastes good :-)
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@allknowing (136369)
• India
1 Mar 18
Omelette is how I would spell it. Your picture looks appetizing. Is appetizing spelt with an s or z
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@allknowing (136369)
• India
1 Mar 18
@spiderdust And so it goes - always a tussle between the Americans and the British (lol) The British left their stamp for us to follow here in India
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
@allknowing Strangely, there are a few words that I spell in the British way -- like "grey" and "theatre" and "cancelled" -- and it's probably due to all my years as a British literature student.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
In the United States, it's spelled with a Z. 
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Mar 18
I have trouble with this word too. Looks good.
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Mar 18
@spiderdust .....That's always nice.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
At least now I'll know both ways are correct, so I'll stress less over misspelling it.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Mar 18
@spiderdust Yes, that's what I made. Very interchangeable. lol 
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
@DianneN It's funny how I have family members who won't eat quiche, but they'll eat frittata... the only difference really is the crust!
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
I always forget about them as a dinner option, although I do make frittatas. I guess that's similar to an open-faced omelet.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
I've not had cooked cucumber! Does it get very watery?
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@Kandae11 (54997)
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1 Mar 18
@spiderdust Not the way I do it - it isn't cooked really.
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@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
28 Feb 18
I think its Omelette, we call it andaa in our language
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
28 Feb 18
Technically both are correct, the spellings are just from different cultures.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Feb 18
Any way you spell it, an omelet or omelette is the same, isn't it?
To me, spinach is great with almost anything!
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
28 Feb 18
They are the same, although I don't think you'd ever see "French omelet".
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Mar 18
Omelet, but I have seen it spelled both ways.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
It's interesting how there's so many variations of spelling the same word within one language.
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Feb 18
Omelette is how I've always spelled it, for some reason. We love them! Both spellings are correct. This morning I had a toasted English Muffin/honey, string cheese, and 1/2 banana, with coffee. It was delicious:)
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
28 Feb 18
I know I've spelled it both ways at different points, although I probably think of "omelette" as a fancier dish.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Feb 18
@spiderdust I think that's how many restaurants spell it, also.
@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
9 Mar 18
Since writing this post, I've noticed that I go back and forth between the spellings depending on how fancy the omelet/omelette.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
They are nice. I only wish I had mushrooms on hand!
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Mar 18
i think any spelling of omelet is right, and we do pronounce it as omelet, as spelled, right? and suddenly, i recall a nurse who joined the staff in the hospital where i was the head nurse--she pronounced the omelet as OMELEY. i think that is wrong.
@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
It sounds like she saw the spelling and pronounced it like the word chalet.
You're right, it should be pronounced like "om-let", not "om-lay".
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Mar 18
I had a really good omelette at a locally-owned diner the other morning. Packed full of stuff!
@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
8 Mar 18
What did you have inside yours?
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Mar 18
@spiderdust - Just sausage and mushroom, but it had lots of both!
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
9 Mar 18
@teamfreak16 Sounds like my favorite pizza!
Actually, a lot of pizza toppings work well as omelet fillings.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
1 Mar 18
Glad you enjoyed your breakfast. I ate some of a sweet roll, chocolate spread and peanut butter together on a spoon and hot chocolate. I guess I spell the American way.
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
2 Mar 18
@spiderdust
I like it Kelli. It is getting close to a holiday of ours that starts the end of the month so I am not buying new cereal. I enjoy it.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
2 Mar 18
@Hannihar Ah, yes... Passover?
This year feels like it's just speeding by already.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
That's a very sweet breakfast!
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@rubyriaz007 (4188)
• India
1 Mar 18
I had bullseye and chapati for breakfast. This egg dish looks good and tempting. I should definitely try it.
@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
1 Mar 18
Chapati I know, but what is bullseye?
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
28 Feb 18
Spinach and cheese omelet is a really good food. I didn't know this until my boyfriend cooked it to me. Now it is one of my favourites.
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