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Originally posted by Boxmuncher
But forte is pronounced "for-tay." It's Italian, not French.
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Beg to differ. As does the
American Heritage (sorry, couldn't find the Oxford American online). The two different meanings of forte (quality of strength versus loudness in music notation) have different etymologies (French versus Italian).
Sadly for me, though, the total pussies on the AH usage panel now permit the for-tay pronunciation. Oh, the humanity!
