[Publib] preventive not preventative, disrespect is not a verb

[Logan Abbitt]

That's absurd. If you pronounce the 't' then this makes no sense...
 
GEN.  I ask you, have you ever known what it is to be an orphan?
KING.  Often!
GEN.  Yes, orphan.  Have you ever known what it is to be one?
KING.  I say, often.
ALL.  (disgusted)  Often, often, often.  (Turning away)
GEN.  I don't think we quite understand one another.  I ask you, have you ever 
known what it is to be an orphan, and you say "orphan". As I understand you, you are 
merely repeating the word "orphan" to show that you understand me.
KING.  I didn't repeat the word often.
GEN.  Pardon me, you did indeed.
KING.  I only repeated it once.
GEN.  True, but you repeated it.
KING.  But not often.
 
=D
 
Logan Abbitt 
Electronic Resources Librarian
 
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center 
300 Maiden Lane Fayetteville, NC 28301-5000 
Phone: 910.483.7727 Ext. 226 Fax: 910.486.6661 
labbitt at cumberland.lib.nc.us <mailto:labbitt at cumberland.lib.nc.us> 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Ruth E. Seid
Sent: Wed 8/13/2008 10:25 AM
Cc: PubLib
Subject: Re: [Publib] preventive not preventative, disrespect is not a verb



Spelled "forte," but when meaning a stength, it's pronounced like
French, i.e. "fort," not like Italian "fortay."
My latest pet peeve is: when did people start pronouncing the "t" in
"often?" When I was growing up it was silent.
-Ruth Ellen

Marija Sanderling wrote:
> Really?  A Fort is a military post.  A Forte is something a person
> excels in.  Right??
>


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