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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Basalt Jackie #207952 11/08/2012 10:48 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Basalt Jackie 11/08/2012 5:28 AM Re: Basalt zmjezhd 11/08/2012 8:20 AM Re: Basalt Tromboniator 11/08/2012 10:48 AM Re: Basalt LukeJavan8 11/08/2012 5:37 PM Re: Basalt BranShea 11/08/2012 11:51 PM Re: Basalt jenny jenny 11/09/2012 6:13 AM Re: Basalt Faldage 11/09/2012 12:53 PM Re: Basalt jenny jenny 11/09/2012 2:30 PM Re: Basalt Tromboniator 11/10/2012 6:30 AM Re: Basalt jenny jenny 11/11/2012 2:37 PM Re: Basalt olly 11/12/2012 2:40 AM Re: Basalt jenny jenny 11/12/2012 3:59 PM Re: Basalt Tromboniator 11/12/2012 6:59 PM Re: Basalt Jackie 11/14/2012 9:34 PM Re: Basalt zmjezhd 11/14/2012 10:11 PM Re: Basalt olly 11/15/2012 12:03 AM Re: Basalt Avy 11/15/2012 2:54 AM Re: Basalt LukeJavan8 11/15/2012 5:02 PM Re: Basalt Jackie 11/17/2012 5:41 AM Re: Basalt Faldage 11/17/2012 1:44 PM Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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