tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post5101802855878013905..comments2023-08-19T03:27:21.049-07:00Comments on Pocketful of Memory Cards: The "f" WordSuzan Wood-Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026429238261707741noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post-89632562944411545042012-06-06T14:26:18.107-07:002012-06-06T14:26:18.107-07:00Reply to my reply.... forte in french is actually ...Reply to my reply.... forte in french is actually pronounced "for" so perhaps we are all pronouncing it wrong, but over the years ForTay, or actually FORtay now that I pay attention to where we put the emphasis in the word, is an accepted pronunciation, which as you eluded to, is the Italian.Suzan Wood-Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026429238261707741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post-60962192216319634072012-06-06T10:36:40.126-07:002012-06-06T10:36:40.126-07:00Sorry Lilly, it is ForTAY, from the French meaning...Sorry Lilly, it is ForTAY, from the French meaning strength. Forte in music is Italian, so I can see where you'd think there was a difference. However, it could be a regional thing and in your region of the U.S. or wherever you first learned it, it might very well be pronounced Fort.Suzan Wood-Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026429238261707741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post-51321542474421906162012-06-06T10:05:40.677-07:002012-06-06T10:05:40.677-07:00And speaking of wordsmithing pet peeves, mine is t...And speaking of wordsmithing pet peeves, mine is the word forte. People, when using it in this sentence, "Knitting is not my forte" pronounce the word as 'forTay'. NO, dear friends. It is pronounced 'FORT'. 'ForTAY' is what happens in music when the notes get louder!!!! I'm using your blog comments section to help spread the word!<br /><br />From one foodie to another:-)I am LOVDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813001450297864639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post-87102263422543113392012-06-06T09:10:38.332-07:002012-06-06T09:10:38.332-07:00I concur!I concur!Suzan Wood-Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026429238261707741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post-12448406945035344042012-06-06T09:09:27.694-07:002012-06-06T09:09:27.694-07:00Being an anglophile I'm not surprised you like...Being an anglophile I'm not surprised you like it so much. Nappies, walkies, foodies (as in dog food) all Britishisms (now there's a terrible made up word. lol).Suzan Wood-Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026429238261707741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post-68929576724515720252012-06-06T08:53:51.635-07:002012-06-06T08:53:51.635-07:00P.S. Long live the chesterfield!!!!P.S. Long live the chesterfield!!!!Mrs. Pear Treehttp://www.thepeartree.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795165605397635880.post-69976304313345975942012-06-06T08:52:08.503-07:002012-06-06T08:52:08.503-07:00I love the word "foodie." I used to writ...I love the word "foodie." I used to write a restaurant review column for a local newspaper and wanted to call it "Okanagan Foodie." Sadly, the editor in charge had never heard of a "foodie" and thought no one would understand it (this was 10 years ago) and thought I was from another planet for even suggesting such a thing. Obviously, HE didn't read the Globe and Mail because that's who introduced me to the word. Now that it's gone all mainstream and is over-used, some of the sheen has worn off, but I still think it suits a person like me who ADORES food but lacks the education and pretense of an actual gourmand. But please don't feed me to the dogs ;-)Mrs. Pear Treehttp://www.thepeartree.canoreply@blogger.com