Fodor Pronunciation
 

<BR>Okay, how does one pronounce Fodor? <BR>4 door?

Rhymes with odor. Or &quot;Oh door&quot;. But no &quot;r&quot; before the &quot;d&quot; as &quot;4 door&quot; would have.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

It depends on where one resides in N. America:<BR>Mid-Atlantic/Pacific region - foe doors<BR>NYC - foe duhs<BR>Midwest/Canada - foo ders<BR>Southern US - foe ders<BR>New England - fa duhs

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Pretty funny P. Higgins on the Fa Duhs !<BR>

Realy, there are dozens of accents in different parts of New England. Here in the southern part of Boston, it would be pronounced FOH-dizz. Rhymes (for some people, at least) with sodas.

<BR><BR><BR>Very funny indeed, P. Higgins! <BR><BR>And why Fodorites, and not Fodorians, or Fodorers?

or Fodorbators?<BR>

Once in conversation I said &quot;foe-durs&quot; (accent on first syllable), and was told &quot;don't you mean 'fuh-doors'&quot; (accent on second syllable)? I still think I'm right!

According to Fodors:<BR><BR>&quot;Let's start with the pronunciation: it rhymes with &quot;motor&quot; and it's the surname of our founder Eugene Fodor, who pioneered the concept of the modern guidebook.&quot;<BR><BR>http://www.fodors.com/about/us/ftp_about_roots.cfm<BR><BR>I still struggle with that, for some reason I have a secret desire to pronounce it with slightly more emphasis on the second syllable. Still sounds a bit funny to me the other way (i.e. the RIGHT way).<BR>