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Old Mar 23rd, 2004 | 04:09 AM
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Fodors--How is this pronounced?
I'm curious to know how "Fodors" is pronounced. Is the accent on the 1st or 2nd syllable?
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004 | 03:59 PM
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For what it's worth I put the accent on the first syllable - but then I'm Australian, and Fodors is an American site, and some words we stress differently. When I try stressing the second syllable in "Fodors" it does sound a bit odd, though.
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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F-oh-ders...

this a New Englanders stab at it.
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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The first syllable: FO doors
in 'mercan English.

In Japanese, it might be like:
HO do ro su
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004 | 07:25 PM
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I pronounce it to rhyme with voters.
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Old Mar 23rd, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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From the Fodor's website: "Let's start with the pronunciation: it rhymes with "motor" and it's the surname of our founder Eugene Fodor, who pioneered the concept of the modern guidebook."

(Also rhymes with voters! )
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Old Mar 25th, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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Trouble is that it depends on how you pronounce "motor" - I say Mo-Tor (the "Tor" as in Torment, tornado) so now I should say Fo-Tor?
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Old Mar 25th, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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It wouldn't necessarily be good public relations for the company to explain it this way, but apparently they would want the name pronounced as you would pronounce "odor," though with an "F" on the front end.
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