How do you pronounce forte? Fort or for-tay?
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4Either is fine. But why are you writing in all caps?– user91988Commented Sep 12, 2019 at 19:23
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1@only_pro — And I would challenge that, which is one of the reasons why you should do what it says in the comment box and not answer questions there. If you answer as an answer you have to justify your opinion and be prepared to take down votes and criticism, rather than just playing God with the OP.– DavidCommented Sep 12, 2019 at 21:13
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1Both ways are correct. I generally pronounce an "ay" at the end, but some years ago, a girl I knew in Nebraska corrected my pronunciation and said it's supposed to be pronounced the same as the word "fort." I suspected she might not be wrong because it's obviously a loanword and because I speak Portuguese and in Portuguese, European Portuguese, "forte" is pronounced much like how we pronounce "fort." So, we looked it up. It turned out it's pronounced both ways.– Benjamin HarmanCommented Sep 12, 2019 at 22:03
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3@David - Apparently, the pronunciations of the word "forte" are not your forte.– Benjamin HarmanCommented Sep 12, 2019 at 22:08
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3@David - Yet you are. What's more, this isn't an answer. It's a comment. Also, notably, you did not conform what you put to the format specified by Stack Exchange for answers. You provide no sources at all, but I do here: dictionary.com/browse/forte?s=t . That proves you're wrong. Period.– Benjamin HarmanCommented Sep 12, 2019 at 22:36
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