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January 7

Forth Worth

Is forth an American English alternative to fort? I am specifically thinking of Forth Worth, is this a valid alternative spelling of Fort Worth or just a moderately common typo? Ϣere SpielChequers 08:09, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just a common typo. The Forth is a river in Scotland. Dbfirs 08:14, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Firth of Forth, the Forth of Fifth, etc. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:49, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's a type of speech error known as "regressive assimilation" (see Assimilation#Anticipatory assimilation at a distance), but definitely incorrect as the name of the city... AnonMoos (talk) 08:17, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Correction to the wikilink: it is Assimilation (phonology)#Anticipatory assimilation at a distance. Loraof (talk) 18:10, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry... AnonMoos (talk) 19:43, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There is a surprising number of Google hits for "Forth Worth". One of countless weird English oddities. Like pronouncing "height" as if it had a trailing "th". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:49, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I will wait a few days in case others have a contrary view, and then raise steam on my AWB machine. Ϣere SpielChequers 08:54, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why wait? You could do it forthwith. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 08:58, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I won't have access to my AWB machine for a few days yet, it needs a full decoking and I hope to upgrade the pressure rating in the january sales. Ϣere SpielChequers 09:14, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WereSpielChequers I think Bugs was making a joke. Rojomoke (talk) 15:39, 7 January 2019 (UTC) [reply]

If you're wondering what the "Forth of Fifth" is, May the Fourth be with you. 2A00:23C1:3182:5700:7CC7:A834:9968:AA51 (talk) 16:13, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]