Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2019 January 7

= 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 Spiel  Chequers  08:09, 7 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Just a common typo. The Forth is a river in Scotland.   Dbfirs  08:14, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The Firth of Forth, the Forth of Fifth, etc. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 08:49, 7 January 2019 (UTC)


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


 * Correction to the wikilink: it is Assimilation (phonology). Loraof (talk) 18:10, 7 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Sorry... AnonMoos (talk) 19:43, 7 January 2019 (UTC)


 * 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)
 * Thanks, I will wait a few days in case others have a contrary view, and then raise steam on my AWB machine.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  08:54, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Why wait? You could do it forthwith. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 08:58, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * 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 Spiel  Chequers  09:14, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I think Bugs was making a joke. Rojomoke (talk) 15:39, 7 January 2019 (UTC)
 * 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)