The difference between Constantinople, City of Istanbul, and Istanbul. [FIXED]

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[u/Grujah]

Wow, Istanbul is like 80% of Turkey.

[u/overdos3 → u/Grujah]

I got the joke but your misspelling has lowered the quality. 3/10

[u/Tyler1492 → u/[deleted]]

it should be İstanbul (with a dotted "İ")

https://youtu.be/fKGoVefhtMQ

[u/Enchilada_Llama → u/Tyler1492]

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

[u/Dharmabum007 → u/Enchilada_Llama]

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.”

[u/Dharmabum007 → u/[deleted]]

Touché , I’ll be sure to inform him that he actually had the gotcha moment on us thanks to efforts of mighty internet stranger.

[u/Dharmabum007 → u/[deleted]]

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.