Topic: How do you pronounce "basil"?

Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #90,979

How, fora?

Poll option	Votes	Percentage
"Bay-zil".	4	31%
"Bar-zyle".	3	23%
Not sure.	6	46%

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 27 seconds later[^] [v] #1,034,963

“Meta is a fat fag.”

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,967

Bazz ill

Ananthanarayanan M R joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 27 minutes later, 36 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,977

Howd you get an r in there

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 17 minutes later, 54 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,984

@previous (Ananthanarayanan M R)
That's the British pronunciation.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,988

@previous (A)

Basil ala British accent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmHFvo03hGw
You need to take language 101
Youtube includes British English pronunciation 101 after you here Basil.

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,989

I like the British way of pronouncing croissant. It's like kwassan

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,990

@1,034,988 (E)
I've never heard a British person pronounce it that way. The video must be some obscure regional dialect.

Anonymous E replied with this 6 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,994

@previous (A)
Now I admit that on many wonderful trips to UK, I doubt I overheard anyone saying "Basil" The youtube version sounds exactly the same as anyone from California [of course with ordinary Brit Accent (Not including Spanish and Russian or Chinese accents.
Listed from web
Geordie. As the oldest English dialect still spoken, Geordie normally refers to both the people and dialect of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in Northeast England. ...
Cockney. ...
Multicultural London English (MLE) ...
Scottish English. ...
West Country (Southwest British) ...
Midlands English. ...
Welsh English.

Note Irish is not listed - Perhaps because of upcoming IrishBrex~Noexit.

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Doggy Big Balls !Tf8ATsBbw6 joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 19 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,034,999

@1,034,989 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
so, like, french?

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 52 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,000

well the stop-motion animated children's program The Herbs and also Fawtly Towers, in both instances, it was BA-zil

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,001

@1,034,999 (Doggy Big Balls !Tf8ATsBbw6)
Lol yes

Ananthanarayanan M R replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,029

@1,034,989 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
You may have heard the french way

Bilbo !RwordOooFE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,044

Baz ill

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,054

@1,034,990 (A)
Fawlty Towers: an obscure, regional television programme.

Bilbo !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,055

@1,034,994 (E)

There's no such thing as Scottish English, it's called Scots.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 34 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,062

@1,035,054 (J)
Fawlty Towers is a sitcom, not a documentary.

Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 6 years ago, 39 seconds later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,063

@1,035,054 (J)
@previous (A)
Also, Basil Fawlty is not an herb. Thanks.

Bilbo !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,065

@previous (A)

A herb*

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,067

@previous (Bilbo !RwordOooFE)
It's a French loanword. The "h" is silent.

Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 17 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,073

@1,035,062 (A)
I never said Fawlty Towers was a documentary, you uneducated cur.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,074

@previous (J)
You don't understand British humor at all you fucking asswipe. Every Brit I've ever met considers mispronunciation to be the epitome of comedy, which is why everyone in Fawlty Towers pronounces Basil Fawlty's name wrong. They think that's the funniest shit ever.

Bilbo !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 27 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,082

@1,035,067 (A)

Kwosint is a french loan word.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,087

@previous (Bilbo !RwordOooFE)
This is AMERICA, fuckface. If you want to pronounce French words like a fucking retard go to fucking England and suck the fucking Queen's dick since you fucking love that shit so much. Asshole.

Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,094

@1,034,984 (A)
No it's not. Basil Brush taught us it was bazz ill.

Bilbo !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,099

@1,035,087 (A)

No, this is minichan

Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,190

@1,035,074 (A)
You seem upset.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,319

@1,035,099 (Bilbo !RwordOooFE)
You're on American soil when you post here, boy. Don't push me.

tteh !IAMGAYLOL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 17 minutes later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,330

@1,034,967 (C)

> Bazz ill

tteh !IAMGAYLOL double-posted this 6 years ago, 45 seconds later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,331

@previous (tteh !IAMGAYLOL)
tho maybe more like bazzle

idk man

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,498

brazzer

toni !RwordOooFE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,500

@1,035,331 (tteh !IAMGAYLOL)
bazzle

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 48 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,519

@1,034,989 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
But that's correct
How do you pronounce it? Croy-sant??

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 6 years ago, 8 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,573

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
The American way lol

tteh !IAMGAYLOL replied with this 6 years ago, 18 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,579

@1,035,519 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
@previous (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
I say something like "kwassan" with the 'n' being soft, but a French person would still laugh hard I bet.

How do yanks say it? Can some brave soul do a Vocaroo or just figure put the IPA?

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 6 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,583

@previous (tteh !IAMGAYLOL)
I will for you in a little bit and I'll bet you think it sounds awful

toni !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,633

@1,035,519 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)

> But that's correct
> How do you pronounce it? Croy-sant??

Americans say crussont

Bilbo !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 35 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,634

@1,035,579 (tteh !IAMGAYLOL)

Cross ont

tteh !IAMGAYLOL replied with this 6 years ago, 44 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,636

@1,035,583 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
nah dude ilu it'll sound fine

just curious how it's said in US!

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,637

@1,035,573 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
which is...how?

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,638

@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
We pronounce it "croissant" but also in some places we say "croissant".

Ananthanarayanan M R replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,657

yeehaw croissant and then 3 gunshots in the air

Ananthanarayanan M R double-posted this 6 years ago, 24 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,658

or ceiling depending on location

toni !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 16 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,664

@1,035,637 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)

> which is...how?

@1,035,634 (Bilbo !RwordOooFE)

> Cross ont

@1,035,633 (toni !RwordOooFE)

> > But that's correct
> > How do you pronounce it? Croy-sant??
>
> Americans say crussont

...

Dead !Pool..v42s joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,689

Bah sill when it's a person
Bay sill when it's the herb

Anonymous Q joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,691

Do the people who pronounce basil as bazzle also pronounce bagel as baggle?

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 30 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,706

@1,035,664 (toni !RwordOooFE)
I saw, i just wanted it direct from kook! American accents can also differ widely cant they?

The quebecois r is a lot more guttural and pronounced than france french (in general the accent is much...harder and broader) but i struggle with it sometimes

Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,709

@1,035,573 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
Cruh saunt

toni !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 46 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,748

@1,035,706 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
yeah but like it'll all be a variation on CRUH-SAWNT

toni !RwordOooFE double-posted this 6 years ago, 12 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,749

@1,035,709 (Dead !Pool..v42s)

> Cruh saunt

CRIH SAW

Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 24 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,755

@previous (toni !RwordOooFE)
With no hard consonant at the end? Godless heathen! Burn them!

Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 18 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,771

@1,035,691 (Q)
Yes. How do you pronounce bagel?

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 6 years ago, 27 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,787

@1,035,709 (Dead !Pool..v42s)
Yes

Anonymous Q replied with this 6 years ago, 39 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,798

@1,035,771 (C)
Normally

Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,849

@1,035,787 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
Called it! Floridians and Californians have similar pronunciation quirks I've found

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,852

@previous (Dead !Pool..v42s)
You should do some other words as well

Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,855

@previous (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
Like what?

Mā cā rhoni

I don't know what the flat line over the a is, I meant it as a long a as in baaaaaa

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 6 years ago, 20 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,857

@previous (Dead !Pool..v42s)
1.A like in Matt?
Then A like in Hawk

(Edited 1 minute later.)

toni !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 10 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,859

@1,035,855 (Dead !Pool..v42s)

> Like what?
>
> Mā cā rhoni
>
> I don't know what the flat line over the a is, I meant it as a long a as in baaaaaa

that's not a long a

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,860

@1,035,771 (C)
I imagine you say BAYjel

Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,892

@1,035,857 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
Yeah that sounds about right, maybe the second a sounds like an uh

Dead !Pool..v42s double-posted this 6 years ago, 37 seconds later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,893

@1,035,859 (toni !RwordOooFE)
Idk what accents over letters mean what Becky, I only have a GED.

beckyderp !DONgSbOYdw joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 47 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,896

@previous (Dead !Pool..v42s)
lol that's not me

Anonymous S joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,035,940

Bazz il, as in Basil Fawlty.

@1,035,054 (J)
> Fawlty Towers: an obscure, regional television programme.
It's not obscure, it's all time comedy gold.

Anonymous T joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 11 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,036,110

@OP

Where did you go? Are you banned or something?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 11 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,036,231

@previous (T)
I was on a business trip you fucking jackass.

Dead !Pool..v42s replied with this 6 years ago, 5 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,036,298

@1,035,896 (beckyderp !DONgSbOYdw)
Dam I'm dumb

Minichan