It's whatever the usage says it is. I mean, decimate no longer means losing 10% of your forces, right?
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:22 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > hah...I've given up on "forte", but I hear you. That's always been one > of my peeves, too. It's more trouble than it's worth to correct people > anymore, so I only do it when they ask me "why are you pronouncing 'forte' > that way?" > > (and for those who have no idea what we're talking about, if you're > referring to someone with a particular skill, that's their > forte...pronounced "fort". It's only "for-tay" when you're talking about > playing a musical instrument louder than normal.) > > Doug Fields > Tampa, FL > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: "Let's go with 'To Catch A Thief' for $800" > From: Dave Sikula <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, July 28, 2011 2:10 pm > To: TVorNotTV <[email protected]> > > Just want to thank you for using "lectern" rather than the all-too- > common "podium." It's one of my pet peeves (along with the > mispronunciation of "forte"). > > --Dave Sikula > > On Jul 27, 6:40 pm, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > > He could easily "pull a Cullen" and just stay behind the lectern for the > entire show, go to the board during the last break, and have the contestants > join him there instead of at the lectern. > > > > On Jul 27, 2011, at 8:03 PM, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 18:31, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> I'd guess he doesn't need to shoot shows for at least that long... > > > > > I heard that "Wheel" just taped its first episodes of the fall last > > > weekend. If Jeopardy has a similar schedule, I don't see how they can > > > hold off that long, considering that the season premiere is probably > > > six and a half weeks out on September 12. > > > > > If Bill Cullen could have a long and successful career without ever > > > being shown taking more than a couple steps, Jeopardy should be able > > > to handle a few weeks of Alex Trebek being less than normally mobile. > > > > > -- > > > David J. Lynch > > > [email protected] > > > > > -- > > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
