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FORTE |
In music, "forte" means "loud," from the Italian word for "strong," and it is pronounced "FOR-tay." However, there is a completely different word which is spelled exactly the same and used in such expressions as "playing the piano is not my forte." This is a French word, meaning something one is good at; and in French final Es are not pronounced unless they are marked with an accent, and this one is not, so the word should be pronounced exactly like English "fort."