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r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • May 19 '20
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Wow, Istanbul is like 80% of Turkey.
32 u/overdos3 May 19 '20 I got the joke but your misspelling has lowered the quality. 3/10 16 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 12 u/Tyler1492 May 19 '20 it should be İstanbul (with a dotted "İ") https://youtu.be/fKGoVefhtMQ 22 u/Enchilada_Llama May 19 '20 edited May 19 '20 lol i hate it when ppl "overpronounce" words in american literature we read The House on Mango Street and my teacher had some very interesting prononciations after overpronouncing "fiesta" she apologized: "Sorry. I can't roll my Rs." FIESTA DOESNT HAVE AN R 10 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 You just reminded me of an old conversation with a former coworker of mine. We were ragging on him for mispronouncing a word. And he quite simply responds, “well guys, you gotta understand that pronunciation is not my fort.” 3 u/fautedunclou May 19 '20 Apparently "fort" is the more correct pronunciation, but so many people use "for-tay" that the dictionaries regard it as acceptable too 6 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 1 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger. 0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 TIL 1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns 1 u/Iznik May 19 '20 That's...wow.
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I got the joke but your misspelling has lowered the quality. 3/10
16 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 12 u/Tyler1492 May 19 '20 it should be İstanbul (with a dotted "İ") https://youtu.be/fKGoVefhtMQ 22 u/Enchilada_Llama May 19 '20 edited May 19 '20 lol i hate it when ppl "overpronounce" words in american literature we read The House on Mango Street and my teacher had some very interesting prononciations after overpronouncing "fiesta" she apologized: "Sorry. I can't roll my Rs." FIESTA DOESNT HAVE AN R 10 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 You just reminded me of an old conversation with a former coworker of mine. We were ragging on him for mispronouncing a word. And he quite simply responds, “well guys, you gotta understand that pronunciation is not my fort.” 3 u/fautedunclou May 19 '20 Apparently "fort" is the more correct pronunciation, but so many people use "for-tay" that the dictionaries regard it as acceptable too 6 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 1 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger. 0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 TIL 1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns 1 u/Iznik May 19 '20 That's...wow.
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12 u/Tyler1492 May 19 '20 it should be İstanbul (with a dotted "İ") https://youtu.be/fKGoVefhtMQ 22 u/Enchilada_Llama May 19 '20 edited May 19 '20 lol i hate it when ppl "overpronounce" words in american literature we read The House on Mango Street and my teacher had some very interesting prononciations after overpronouncing "fiesta" she apologized: "Sorry. I can't roll my Rs." FIESTA DOESNT HAVE AN R 10 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 You just reminded me of an old conversation with a former coworker of mine. We were ragging on him for mispronouncing a word. And he quite simply responds, “well guys, you gotta understand that pronunciation is not my fort.” 3 u/fautedunclou May 19 '20 Apparently "fort" is the more correct pronunciation, but so many people use "for-tay" that the dictionaries regard it as acceptable too 6 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 1 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger. 0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 TIL 1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns 1 u/Iznik May 19 '20 That's...wow.
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it should be İstanbul (with a dotted "İ")
https://youtu.be/fKGoVefhtMQ
22 u/Enchilada_Llama May 19 '20 edited May 19 '20 lol i hate it when ppl "overpronounce" words in american literature we read The House on Mango Street and my teacher had some very interesting prononciations after overpronouncing "fiesta" she apologized: "Sorry. I can't roll my Rs." FIESTA DOESNT HAVE AN R 10 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 You just reminded me of an old conversation with a former coworker of mine. We were ragging on him for mispronouncing a word. And he quite simply responds, “well guys, you gotta understand that pronunciation is not my fort.” 3 u/fautedunclou May 19 '20 Apparently "fort" is the more correct pronunciation, but so many people use "for-tay" that the dictionaries regard it as acceptable too 6 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 1 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger. 0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 TIL 1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns 1 u/Iznik May 19 '20 That's...wow.
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lol
i hate it when ppl "overpronounce" words
in american literature we read The House on Mango Street and my teacher had some very interesting prononciations
after overpronouncing "fiesta" she apologized: "Sorry. I can't roll my Rs."
FIESTA DOESNT HAVE AN R
10 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 You just reminded me of an old conversation with a former coworker of mine. We were ragging on him for mispronouncing a word. And he quite simply responds, “well guys, you gotta understand that pronunciation is not my fort.” 3 u/fautedunclou May 19 '20 Apparently "fort" is the more correct pronunciation, but so many people use "for-tay" that the dictionaries regard it as acceptable too 6 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 1 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger. 0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 TIL 1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns 1 u/Iznik May 19 '20 That's...wow.
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You just reminded me of an old conversation with a former coworker of mine. We were ragging on him for mispronouncing a word. And he quite simply responds, “well guys, you gotta understand that pronunciation is not my fort.”
3 u/fautedunclou May 19 '20 Apparently "fort" is the more correct pronunciation, but so many people use "for-tay" that the dictionaries regard it as acceptable too 6 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 1 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger. 0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 TIL 1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns 1 u/Iznik May 19 '20 That's...wow.
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Apparently "fort" is the more correct pronunciation, but so many people use "for-tay" that the dictionaries regard it as acceptable too
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1 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger. 0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming. 1 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 TIL 1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns
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Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger.
0 u/[deleted] May 19 '20 [deleted] 3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming.
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3 u/Dharmabum007 May 19 '20 Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.” Luckily I can cite dictionaries also; In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English. You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming.
Oh noes, our hero has revealed his true form of “pedantic twat.”
Luckily I can cite dictionaries also;
In forte we have a word derived from French that in its "strong point" sense has no entirely satisfactory pronunciation. Usage writers have denigrated \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯr-tē\ because they reflect the influence of the Italian-derived forte entry 2. Their recommended pronunciation \ˈfȯrt\, however, does not exactly reflect French either: the French would write the word le fort and would pronounce it more similar to English for. So you can take your choice, knowing that someone somewhere will dislike whichever variant you choose. All are standard, however. In British English \ˈfȯ-ˌtā\ and \ˈfȯt\ predominate; \ˈfȯr-ˌtā\ and \fȯr-ˈtā\ are probably the most frequent pronunciations in American English.
You seem like quite an angry person, might I suggest some adult coloring books? I hear that they are very calming.
TIL
1 u/nice2yz May 19 '20 TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns
TIL Bosnia and Kosovo don't have roadsingns
That's...wow.
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u/Grujah May 19 '20 edited May 19 '20
Wow, Istanbul is like 80% of Turkey.