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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 #207950 - 11/08/12 05:28 AM Basalt   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 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? #207951 - 11/08/12 08:20 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 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. #207952 - 11/08/12 10:48 AM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]   Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 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. #207959 - 11/08/12 05:37 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Tromboniator]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 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---- #207961 - 11/08/12 11:51 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Havent's said basalt for a long long time. Thank you Jackie, brightens my day. So bazs-ALT to you! #207963 - 11/09/12 06:13 AM Re: Basalt [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi The term (at least among the geologists in the southern South) is pronounced "BAH salt". Who's to argue? #207967 - 11/09/12 12:53 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 We ain't arguing, jj. We just collecting data. #207968 - 11/09/12 02:30 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Not to argue, Faldage, but I used the the term "Who's to argue?" felicitously. As in "Wanna fight?" #207976 - 11/10/12 06:30 AM Re: Basalt [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska If you do, you might be charged with basalt and hattery. #207982 - 11/11/12 02:37 PM Re: Basalt [Re: Tromboniator]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Listen, Tromboninator; say what you will about my basalt, but you doesn't have to insult my hat. Page 1 of 2 1 2 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 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 Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,880 Posts224,653 Members9,045 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members DavidOrigami, RichEngle, Stosh2010, CarolWilliamson, Farscape07 9045 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 97 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 51 A C Bowden 29 LukeJavan8 11 may2point0 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,120 wofahulicodoc 7,879 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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