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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #207950 - 11/08/12 12:28 AM Basalt Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11579 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky 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? Top #207951 - 11/08/12 03:20 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3269 Loc: R'lyeh 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. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #207952 - 11/08/12 05:48 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie] Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 691 Loc: Alaska 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. Top #207959 - 11/08/12 12:37 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Tromboniator] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5291 Loc: Land of the Flat Water It is all over Israel, especially in Galilee, and they say BAY-salt, at least from my conversations there. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #207961 - 11/08/12 06:51 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Havent's said basalt for a long long time. Thank you Jackie, brightens my day. So bazs-ALT to you! Top #207963 - 11/09/12 01:13 AM Re: Basalt [Re: BranShea] jenny jenny addict Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 620 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi The term (at least among the geologists in the southern South) is pronounced "BAH salt". Who's to argue? Top #207967 - 11/09/12 07:53 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13657 We ain't arguing, jj. We just collecting data. Top #207968 - 11/09/12 09:30 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Faldage] jenny jenny addict Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 620 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Not to argue, Faldage, but I used the the term "Who's to argue?" felicitously. As in "Wanna fight?" Top #207976 - 11/10/12 01:30 AM Re: Basalt [Re: jenny jenny] Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 691 Loc: Alaska If you do, you might be charged with basalt and hattery. Top #207982 - 11/11/12 09:37 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Tromboniator] jenny jenny addict Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 620 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Listen, Tromboninator; say what you will about my basalt, but you doesn't have to insult my hat. Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8426 Members 16 Forums 13687 Topics 209797 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members sylviasuper, continent2, a2teacher, teepee, smoothcriminal86 8426 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 24 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 87 jenny jenny 57 wofahulicodoc 56 endymion6 49 Rhubarb Commando 37 BranShea 33 Buffalo Shrdlu 15 Faldage 14 zmjezhd 13 tsuwm 11 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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