Canadian here:
Fort. Eh?
But seriously: forté...always. And tune in next week for: It's Foy-yay, Not Foy-er!
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Pronunciation is not my forte.
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Did you know that Ballet came from Fencing?
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I've said "fort" for decades, but suspect I picked it up from English people. Before, I avoided pronouncing the word.
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The French pronunciation is “Fort” but the e at the end of forte makes the “t” strongly pronounced. So stress that t.
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I say fort, but it does make me sound like an irritating pedant.
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one syllable
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Interesting, I always pronounced it "for-tay", thinking it was French, but yes, they make a good point that the French pronunciation of that word is "fort". I guess it is from fort(e) that we also get the English word "force".
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i've never heard it pronounced "fort" ever.
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Very informative, thank you very much.
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Was taught that it was indeed pronounced "fort" and not "for-tay." As a contrarian, in the best possible way, mind you, I have had a successful life pronouncing he word "For-Tay."
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I did not know that, but I do now!
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Always “for-tay” for me. Although in Turkish history I would say Sublime “Porte” without the “ay”.
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We all have our fortes and our foibles. Even if we’re not fencers ... we're all still pawns
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pronounced the way you feel comfortable.
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Are you in the 75%, or the 25%?
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