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e12e
on Aug 12, 2015
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The Teflon Toxin
I think you have that backwards -- it would appear it's pronounced
ˈfȯrt
when used as a technical term of the the strong part of a
sword hilt
-- but not here, as it is used as a reference to a certain tools strong use-case?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forte
gjm11
on Aug 12, 2015
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The OED gives the bisyllabic pronunciation for all meanings, with a note saying that the monosyllabic pronunciation used to be used.
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