If you have a problem with me..............

[MaryAnne]

I'm gonna tell you something but if you tell I'll halfta kill ya! My hubby and I were on a cruise and the average age on that ship turned out to be 105. Wheelchair and walker races at 4 pm, dining at 5 pm, and ghostly silence at precisely 8:00 PM when all went to bed. Now I am not young but I am not dead so in the empty nightclub with rock music blasting and no witnesses, we began to do the funniest pole dance you can even imagine in tag team unsexy fashion until our laughter brought another lost soul through to see what the hell was disturbing the quiet! I have often wondered if they turned on the video and if we are now plastered on Youtube as the nutcase couple on an empty ship.

See? I always knew we were kindred Spirits! Now every one knows why. They wonder why I have this pole in my Rec. Room. Many think it is to hold the house up. One in the garage,too.

 

[MaryAnne]

Yeah. French is not my fort.

Fort?

 

[MaryAnne]

MaryAnne, you're a great pole dancer but a poor lier. Roses might grow in the snow, but not in Florida.

Last warning before I cut your allowance! Florida had snow this year.

 

[LeRoy_Was_Here]

Fort?

One of my favorite jokes, MaryAnne. 'Fort' is my comical spelling (and pronunciation) for 'forte'.

I stole that from Dan Dierdorf, who used it on a Monday night football game once, and cracked up his co-announcers.

 

[Craig]

One of my favorite jokes, MaryAnne. 'Fort' is my comical spelling (and pronunciation) for 'forte'.

I stole that from Dan Dierdorf, who used it on a Monday night football game once, and cracked up his co-announcers.

Ha!

Fort is the formerly correct pronunciation. It's from the Old French word "fort".


Usage Note: The word forte, coming from French fort, should properly be pronounced with one syllable, like the English word fort. Common usage, however, prefers the two-syllable pronunciation, (fôrt), which has been influenced possibly by the music term forte borrowed from Italian. In a recent survey a strong majority of the Usage Panel, 74 percent, preferred the two-syllable pronunciation. The result is a delicate situation; speakers who are aware of the origin of the word may wish to continue to pronounce it as one syllable but at an increasing risk of puzzling their listeners.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/forte

 

[LeRoy_Was_Here]

Ha!

Fort is the formerly correct pronunciation. It's from the Old French word "fort".


Usage Note: The word forte, coming from French fort, should properly be pronounced with one syllable, like the English word fort. Common usage, however, prefers the two-syllable pronunciation, (fôrt), which has been influenced possibly by the music term forte borrowed from Italian. In a recent survey a strong majority of the Usage Panel, 74 percent, preferred the two-syllable pronunciation. The result is a delicate situation; speakers who are aware of the origin of the word may wish to continue to pronounce it as one syllable but at an increasing risk of puzzling their listeners.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/forte

When I say "French is not my fort", I don't think my listeners are puzzled, because I am usually giggling when I say it.

 

[Minotaur]

Fort?

He was providing the example of how bad his French is. LOL

FUNNY!

 

[MaryAnne]

One of my favorite jokes, MaryAnne. 'Fort' is my comical spelling (and pronunciation) for 'forte'.

I stole that from Dan Dierdorf, who used it on a Monday night football game once, and cracked up his co-announcers.

I assumed it was a joke!

 

[MaryAnne]

He was providing the example of how bad his French is. LOL

FUNNY!

If I did not know LeRoy's sense of humor,I would think so,too!

 

[LeRoy_Was_Here]

If I did not know LeRoy's sense of humor,I would think so,too!

Marvin Martian tells me that I have NO sense of humor!

 

[fairsheet]

Ha!

Fort is the formerly correct pronunciation. It's from the Old French word "fort".


Usage Note: The word forte, coming from French fort, should properly be pronounced with one syllable, like the English word fort. Common usage, however, prefers the two-syllable pronunciation, (fôrt), which has been influenced possibly by the music term forte borrowed from Italian. In a recent survey a strong majority of the Usage Panel, 74 percent, preferred the two-syllable pronunciation. The result is a delicate situation; speakers who are aware of the origin of the word may wish to continue to pronounce it as one syllable but at an increasing risk of puzzling their listeners.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/forte

Yeah.....I always thought that at least as a general rule, the last letter in a French word is silent.

On that note.....how in the HELL did Favre turn into "Farv"?

 

[LeRoy_Was_Here]

Yeah.....I always thought that at least as a general rule, the last letter in a French word is silent.

Well, why's don't them Frenchies git RID of them stupid letters, then?!?

DUH!!!

 

[MaryAnne]

Marvin Martian tells me that I have NO sense of humor!

Could Marvin be wrong? Does the problem lie with Marvin? Just asking.

 

[Minotaur]

Well, why's don't them Frenchies git RID of them stupid letters, then?!?

DUH!!!

I am with you! I tried to right that wrong by flunking French. I showed them!

 

[fairsheet]

Well, why's don't them Frenchies git RID of them stupid letters, then?!?

DUH!!!

They've tried, but the "superfluous letter lobby" is just too strong.

 

[LeRoy_Was_Here]

They've tried, but the "superfluous letter lobby" is just too strong.

They're a few French fries short of a Happy Meal, iff'n ya ask me!!

 

[RickWA]

They're a few French fries short of a Happy Meal, iff'n ya ask me!!

Extra letters, but just one eyebrow. Go figure.

 

[LeRoy_Was_Here]

Could Marvin be wrong? Does the problem lie with Marvin? Just asking.

I am obviously a biased source of information, but I think the problem lies with Marvin.

I do think his avatar is funny, though.

 

[Friday13]

Yeah.....I always thought that at least as a general rule, the last letter in a French word is silent.

On that note.....how in the HELL did Favre turn into "Farv"?

Whew...at least I'm not the only one who wonders that...