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Originally Posted by dictionary.com
Usage Note: The word forte, coming from French fort, should properly be pronounced with one syllable, like the English word fort. Common usage, however, prefers the two-syllable pronunciation, (fôrt), which has been influenced possibly by the music term forte borrowed from Italian. In a recent survey a strong majority of the Usage Panel, 74 percent, preferred the two-syllable pronunciation. The result is a delicate situation; speakers who are aware of the origin of the word may wish to continue to pronounce it as one syllable but at an increasing risk of puzzling their listeners.
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FOR-TAY!
Not-so-common-knowledge:
BRAKE to the APEX, accelerate OUT! I see too many people who think they are race car drivers trying to take sharp corners at high double-digit or triple digit speeds. If you have to endanger us all, learn how to brake, turn, and then accelerate. If you're braking AND turning, you're going to skid -- your front tires are losing too much traction braking to be turning, or your tires are losing too much traction turning to be effective at braking. If you've got to emergency brake, DONT TURN unless you have to. Remember -- break into the corner, turn, and then accelerate out. That way you can stay in your own damn lane too..
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Originally Posted by APEX
1. LIFT - let up on the gas pedal (wheels straight).
2. BRAKE - apply brakes (wheels straight).
3. SHIFT - downshift to a lower gear to maintain torque which enables acceleration out of the turn (not all turns require downshifting).
4. TURN - turn the wheel to initiate the turn. Eyes should be looking through the turn for the apex cone and head should be straight ...let the hands follow the eyes.
5. THROTTLE - apply the gas in an even and constant manner to maintain speed in a corner and to accelerate out of the corner.
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