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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: 11613 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: 3290 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 old hand Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 954 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: 8436 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: 5295 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 veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 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: 13803 We ain't arguing, jj. We just collecting data. Top #207968 - 11/09/12 09:30 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Faldage] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 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 old hand Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 954 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 veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 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 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222207 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 49 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 64 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 jheem 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8436 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6794 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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