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@kathy Not even in Merriam-Webster (at least online)! I wonder if they’d take it for Spelling Bee…

@Alexandra A fortepiano is a historical instrument, and both Beethoven and Mozart played them. What we consider a modern piano (aka pianoforte) emerged in the mid-19th century. Agreed on your other complaints though!

@Jim In my experience it started out as a caption for images or videos, the idea being “[This is what it feels like] when…”, and people familiar with the construction started using it more broadly.

@Grant The fortepiano is what we call historical pianos from the early 18th century until the modern version (the pianoforte) emerged in the mid-19th century. It's a pretty fuzzy distinction but commonly used by nerds who care about such things (like myself!).