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P.M. Marc - Mar 23, 2004 6:38:21 am PST #1793 of 10002

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

From MW

usage: In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \'for-"tA\ and \'for-tE\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived 2forte. Their recommended pronunciation \'fort\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would rhyme it with English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \'fo-"tA\ and \'fot\ predominate; \'for-"tA\ and \for-'tA\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English.

Katie M - Mar 23, 2004 6:39:18 am PST #1794 of 10002

I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

That's my favorite cross-post ever.

P.M. Marc - Mar 23, 2004 6:39:36 am PST #1795 of 10002

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Jesse, holy mother of freakish X-posts.

Steph L. - Mar 23, 2004 6:39:37 am PST #1796 of 10002

I look more rad than Lutheranism

You funny x-posting geeks!

Jesse - Mar 23, 2004 6:39:38 am PST #1797 of 10002

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Heh.

Vortex - Mar 23, 2004 6:43:06 am PST #1798 of 10002

"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I honestly thougth that Jesse had just double posted. freaky!

§ ita § - Mar 23, 2004 6:47:31 am PST #1799 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Heh.

My surprise was diphtheria. I've never pronounced that right, and I'm not sure I've ever heard it right either.

I try to say "fort," just for the fight of it.

Betsy HP - Mar 23, 2004 7:02:39 am PST #1800 of 10002

If I only had a brain...

I can't get out of my side of the bed for books, and I'm out of shelf space. I may have too many.

I am Plei. In fact, I just had to move all the books beside the bed out to the hall so I could spray for fleas. Now I can't walk down the hall.

THIS MUST STOP. I think.

deborah grabien - Mar 23, 2004 7:09:42 am PST #1801 of 10002

It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Betsy, you need bookshelves in the garage, is all.

That cross-post? Made me extremely happy.

Like "forte" -- it's only supposed to be pronounced "for-TAY" when referring to music; when it's used to mean a strong point, it's supposed to be pronounced "fort."

I can't imagine using any pronounciation other than "for-TAY." But I'll confess, I've always said "pernickety" and got stared at for it. On the rare occasions I heard it as a kid, there was no "s".

Megan E. - Mar 23, 2004 7:27:23 am PST #1802 of 10002

The mispronunciation that makes me cringe didn't make the list. When people say "Prior-ize" instead of "PrioriTize" it drives me crazy!

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