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Posted on 10/7/15 at 12:58 pm to fr33manator
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 12:58 pm to slackster
quote:Please let no one follow this. Same with err.
Forte is pronounced "fort" - Credit to Broke for pointing this out in the other thread. Forte - a thing at which someone excels - is correctly pronounced "fort", not "for-tay." However, a paradox exists because if you pronounce it correctly, most of the public will misunderstand and try to correct you, while pronouncing it "for-tay" may put off a more educated audience. It is best to use a synonym such as strength, specialty, or talent.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:00 pm to slackster
quote:
Forte is pronounced "fort" - Credit to Broke for pointing this out in the other thread. Forte - a thing at which someone excels - is correctly pronounced "fort", not "for-tay." However, a paradox exists because if you pronounce it correctly, most of the public will misunderstand and try to correct you, while pronouncing it "for-tay" may put off a more educated audience. It is best to use a synonym such as strength, specialty, or talent.
So at what point does the official or alternate pronunciation of the word officially move beyond what is simply colloquial? Many words in the English language are borrowed and bastardized forms from another language.
A similar situation is with dictionary definitions evolving over time. For example, the word "literally" actually now has the figurative usage of the word in the definition since literally everyone use it incorrectly. LINK
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:00 pm to slackster
When the frick did homage become oh-mage?
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:00 pm to slackster
I've seen "Oh contrair" on here a good bit. It's "Au contraire".
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:01 pm to slackster
quote:
- Educate yourself
On the OT GTFO
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:01 pm to Patrick_Bateman
quote:
Wrong. LINK
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:02 pm to LucasP
I love The Pixies. Great band.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:02 pm to SabiDojo
Anyway, the forte/fort/forté thing is silly (to me).
I say fuerte.
I say fuerte.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:02 pm to LSUBoo
Safe haven is another good one.
While not technically incorrect, it is redundant nonetheless.
Other common redundant phrases:
end result, advance notice, close proximity, free gift, new beginning, serious crisis, unexpected surprise, added bonus, ask a question, during the course of, false pretense, plan ahead, protest against, revert back, still remains
While not technically incorrect, it is redundant nonetheless.
Other common redundant phrases:
end result, advance notice, close proximity, free gift, new beginning, serious crisis, unexpected surprise, added bonus, ask a question, during the course of, false pretense, plan ahead, protest against, revert back, still remains
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:03 pm to slackster
quote:
More incorrect phrases:
speaks to
*unless preceded by he or she, this is incorrect
This post was edited on 10/7/15 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:03 pm to slackster
well done 
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:04 pm to slackster
quote:
Another think coming, not another thing coming
I had no idea about this one
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:04 pm to slackster
quote:
P.S.: Gif is pronounced "jif", like the peanut butter. There is no hard "g".
No, it's definitely Gif. I don't care what some tech nerd said. Definite hard g. Hard g in graphics, hard g in gif. Deal with it.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:07 pm to Patrick_Bateman
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Wrong.
It is acceptable to pronounce it as "for-tay" ONLY because people have pronounced it incorrectly for so long. From your link:
quote:
A two-syllable pronunciation [fawr-tey] is increasingly heard, especially from younger educated speakers, perhaps owing to confusion with the musical term forte, pronounced in English as [fawr-tey] and in Italian as [fawr-te] . Both the one- and two-syllable pronunciations of forte are now considered standard.
It is the same reason "chomp at the bit" is acceptable despite the original phrase being "champ at the bit." People were dumb enough for long enough that eventually the rest of the world gave in to their ignorance.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:08 pm to slackster
Disunirregardless of your belief, irregardless is a word. Go check Webster's. Means the same as regardless.
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:08 pm to slackster
Kind of like Deaf Valley has morphed into Death Valley (due to repeated mispronunciation)?
Posted on 10/7/15 at 1:08 pm to hendersonshands
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No, it's definitely Gif. I don't care what some tech nerd said. Definite hard g. Hard g in graphics, hard g in gif. Deal with it.
Nope, you're wrong.
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