Palate or Palette

[Pedro]

I want to say: "I'm beginning with a full palate/palette."

Which is correct?

By the way, this is pertaining to taste if that makes a difference.

[Rolo Tomassi]

If you're talking about paints, it's palette. If you're talking about the roof of your mouth, it's palate. If you're talking about a full agenda, the correct phrase is "a full plate."

Btw, Pedro, do you own a dictionary?

[Match34]

I just checked, and Google is currently functional.

[lilzaphod]

Then stop talking with your mouth full...

[Pedro]

If you're talking about paints, it's palette. If you're talking about the roof of your mouth, it's palate. If you're talking about a full agenda, the correct phrase is "a full plate."

See, that's where it gets tricky. I know of what you speak, however, I'm using it to describe seemingly a combination of the two. Here is the full text I'm trying to create:

For now I don't have to begin with a blank slate (Locke, et al.), but rather a full palate/palette.

It's in reference to help I received putting a beer recipe together, so I was thinking it would be like a full painter's palette (now that I have all the ingredients), but then it has to do with taste as well.

Btw, Pedro, do you own a dictionary?
No I don't, and the internet is not being very forthcoming with answers as I had hoped.

[Pedro]

I just checked, and Google is currently functional.

Don't be a lilzaphod. We're dealing with a lot of shit here. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

[Match34]

I just checked, and Google is currently functional.

Don't be a lilzaphod. We're dealing with a lot of shit here. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

Fine.

http://www.kirkmahoney.com/blog/2008/08/palate-vs-palette-vs-pallet/

[Pedro]

I appreciate the help, Match. I'd already been to that site, but it's still inconclusive to me.

I've decided to go with a different approach.

[tjohnstone3]

I've decided to go with a different approach.

http://rlv.zcache.com/let_the_wookie_win_stickers-p217753479057505344qjcl_400.jpg

[lilzaphod]

The problem you are having is that you are mixing metaphors with words that are Homophones.

The easiest way out of this issue is to pick a metaphor and stick with it. You aren't witty enough to pull it off.

[Talkin' Goat]

http://www.florencepallets.com/pallet.gif

[MikeyJoe]

Go with palette.

[ThePracticalPundit]

Palette, but you're mixing metaphors. You should switch blank "slate" to blank "canvas", then the paint metaphor holds throughout.

[MikeyJoe]

Palette, but you're mixing metaphors. You should switch blank "slate" to blank "canvas", then the paint metaphor holds throughout.
That's also a good point. You're going with the artist's palette as your metaphor, so use it consistently and use palette. You should never change a spelling to make a play on words or pun more obvious.

[lilzaphod]

Go with palette.

Correct. The way he is using it does not imply anything with 'taste' as well from the limited sample content he has provided.

Something can "bring a Palette of flavors to one's Palate", but that's a really fucking pretentious way to talk.