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formidable
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 4:52 pm
by bailey66
Formidable- FORM e-dable or for MID able
M. Not-so-daunting Bailey
Re: formidable
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 5:14 pm
by Perry Lassiter
Yes
Re: formidable
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 8:38 pm
by Slava
I've always gone for #2, but now that I've looked it up, it appears I have been wrong all these years.
Re: formidable
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:14 pm
by Philip Hudson
Webster approves of both.
Re: formidable
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:26 pm
by bailey66
Webster approves of both.
Yeah, that's what i saw, but the first one i posted was first in the dictionary, and i prefer the second, or even more the French one.
M. It's-all-in-what-you-hear-most Bailey
Re: formidable
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:27 pm
by bailey66
Webster approves of both.
Yeah, that's what i saw, but the first one i posted was first in the dictionary, and I prefer the second, or even more the French one, but only if it's the only word in the sentance.
M. It's-all-in-what-you-hear-most Bailey
Re: formidable
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:27 pm
by brogine
You won’t find for-mid’-able in older dictionaries, or in the OED in this moment. It’s given, where it is, to reflect widespread ignorance.
Before you get all exercised, remember that ‘ignorance’ means ‘lack of knowledge’, not ‘stupidity’.