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#207950 - 11/08/12 12:28 AM Basalt
Jackie Offline
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I have always heard this word pronounced buh-SALT. But today on the History Channel this guy who spoke like an American called it BASS-alt.
How do you-all say it?

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#207951 - 11/08/12 03:20 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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How do you-all say it?

I've heard both pronunciations for years. Just assumed it was a regionalism like with almonds and pecans. I tend to accent the ultimate syllable.
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#207952 - 11/08/12 05:48 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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In the context of my study of geology and my conversations with geologists (mostly US) over several decades, the pronunciation there seems to be buh-SALT. In the population at large (US), I have on rare occasions heard the pronunciation BAY-salt.

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#207959 - 11/08/12 12:37 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Tromboniator]
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It is all over Israel, especially in Galilee, and they
say BAY-salt, at least from my conversations there.
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#207961 - 11/08/12 06:51 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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Havent's said basalt for a long long time. Thank you Jackie, brightens my day. So bazs-ALT to you!

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#207963 - 11/09/12 01:13 AM Re: Basalt [Re: BranShea]
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The term (at least among the geologists in the southern South) is pronounced "BAH salt".
Who's to argue? frown

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#207967 - 11/09/12 07:53 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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We ain't arguing, jj. We just collecting data.

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#207968 - 11/09/12 09:30 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Faldage]
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Not to argue, Faldage, but I used the the term "Who's to argue?" felicitously. As in "Wanna fight?" smile

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#207976 - 11/10/12 01:30 AM Re: Basalt [Re: jenny jenny]
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If you do, you might be charged with basalt and hattery.

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#207982 - 11/11/12 09:37 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Tromboniator]
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Listen, Tromboninator; say what you will about my basalt, but you doesn't have to insult my hat. laugh

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#207989 - 11/11/12 09:40 PM Re: Basalt [Re: jenny jenny]
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That puts a new slant on Basalt within Tent.

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#208000 - 11/12/12 10:59 AM Re: Basalt [Re: olly]
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Good golly, Olly, you are right!
If it rains ba salt will melt if left outside ba tent. confused

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#208002 - 11/12/12 01:59 PM Re: Basalt [Re: olly]
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Originally Posted By: olly
Basalt within Tent

Perhaps a small rock concert.

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#208024 - 11/14/12 04:34 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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Oh mercy, what did I start?! This is great! laugh

But, but...zmjezhd, what did you mean about almond? I've never heard it pronounced anything but ALL-mund. Please don't shock me as much as I was when I first heard someone say PEE-can.

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#208028 - 11/14/12 05:11 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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I've never heard it pronounced anything but ALL-mund.

Check out the variant pronunciation in the A-H dictionary: four. I learned the first one here on the Left Coast with the first vowel as in father and the l silent.
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#208029 - 11/14/12 07:03 PM Re: Basalt [Re: zmjezhd]
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I've never heard it pronounced anything but ALL-mund.

And I've only ever eaten an Armind never had an Allmund

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#208030 - 11/14/12 09:54 PM Re: Basalt [Re: olly]
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"Aa-mund! Aa-mund! you philistines." signed Char - lottey Do - glass

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#208037 - 11/15/12 12:02 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Avy]
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A TV show last night with a Hallowe'en theme
had the main characters pronouncing voodoo
as v'doo, accent on final syllable, and first just the "V".
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#208048 - 11/17/12 12:41 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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Sort of related: today on the radio (I ran a BUNCH of errands this afternoon!) I heard an ad for a restaurant that sounded like they serve urban cheese bread.

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#208050 - 11/17/12 08:44 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]
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I googled it. It's herb and cheese bread. It's in a Subway ad.

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