Foodies, gardeners and musicians are probably well aware of the difference between a tuba and a tuber.
Tuba
- a large, low-pitched brass musical instrument with valves and a broad bell (that typically faces upwards)
Tuber
- a fleshy, thickened underground root or stem of a plant
- a rounded swelling or protuberance
Accidentally writing about someone ‘playing a tuber’ would be unfortunate. My suggestion is to try to remember that a tuber grows underground.
Hannah McCall 
Good way to remember. I wonder how many passages in books have been inadvertently ruined by descriptions of dinning on musical instruments or the poignant playing of a vegetable
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The idea of poignantly playing a vegetable does make me laugh. If I spot a tuba/tuber mix-up in print I will update this post.
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Oh please do- especially if it’s by an author of renown and beloved of the critics
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