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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 11:42 AM
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It's Not "Fodders"???
During the past year or so i've talked to several people who log on to the Fodors web site and more than one of them has called it "Fod-ders" when it should be, at least i think "Foh-ders" as i believe that was how Eugene (?) Fodor pronounced his name and the guidebooks he initiated when, by some accounts, he was a covert CIA agent in Eastern Europe. (Hope i don't get Stuart Libbied for this uncovering!)
Anyway its Foe-ders not Fod-ders - or i may be wrong!
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 11:59 AM
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Some of us just call it home, Pal.
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 12:22 PM
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The correct pronunciation would be "fod-door"
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 01:22 PM
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Agree with PalQ, its Foe-ders.
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 01:45 PM
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But remember:
Fodor's is fodder for frequent flying fanatics.
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 01:59 PM
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Many say "F'dors" with emphasis on last syllable.
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 08:35 PM
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The proper Hungarian pronunciation of the name (that is where the surname originates from) is is "fod-door", so it'd be fo-doors.
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Old Jun 5th, 2006, 09:09 PM
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laclaire,
Exactly !!!
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 03:51 AM
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Itenery riveria itly acomodation pronounciation th lst gose on n on
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 03:59 AM
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laclaire, thats a lot of F words!!
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 04:04 AM
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"Anyway its Foe-ders not Fod-ders". I agree with you, PalQ, but that doesn't mean I'm right. It's just how I, as a Brit, enterprets the spelling. (like 'oder', as in the smell).
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 04:12 AM
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That's one of the nice things about folks on this site...they have no trouble with your right to be wrong.
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 04:25 AM
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You say Fodders, I say Foeders

Let's call the whole thing off
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 05:24 AM
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See http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34638366

Best wishes,

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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 05:31 AM
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For me is fOdOrs, with 2 open "O"s, like "O" in "pOsh"
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 05:40 AM
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If you ask Bronxzilla aka Peter...
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34736207
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 05:42 AM
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Oh, please, P_M..your "solution" is much, MUCH too simple and straight forward...absolutely zilch drama effect which is so necessary for the keyboard-bound amongst us.
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You mean we don't get french benefits?
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 01:08 PM
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Faux-doors
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Old Jun 6th, 2006, 01:39 PM
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And after you finish, can we please go to discussing the pronunciation of "Fodorite"?

I don't want to be pronounced as "F@$%@-odor-ite"
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