Baaasil???

rms1954 · ‎06-06-2019

It's basil, not baasil.

chessylady · ‎05-01-2010

Where I came from it's called putting on airs. Like air kisses...

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

Americans say bay-sil

I say Baz-ill

RoughDraft · ‎03-09-2010

Basil Rathbone?

~The only difference between this place and the Titanic is that the Titanic had a band.~

loriqvc · ‎11-06-2011

As is the case with so many pronunciations people like to complain about, the way you say this word probably depends on where you were raised. If you understand what the person is saying and it isn't causing any actual problems, do yourself a favor and let it go. A comment here won't change anyone's behavior, and venting about something in a forum where people are prone to argue with you is just going to make you even more frustrated. Hope you have a nice night...

PhilaLady1 · ‎03-11-2010

I say bayzul. Since I have said the word basil maybe about 10 times total in my almost 65 years, I don't think that I will be working on correcting my pronunciation any time soon 😄

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@chessylady wrote:
Where I came from it's called putting on airs. Like air kisses...

@chessylady

Uh ..... so where do you come from?

The purpose of air kisses aren't to "put on airs". The purpose has always been to assure that a woman's lip gloss doesn't smear onto the other person.

happilyretiredgirl · ‎06-17-2020

The pronunciations don't bother me, however, I think it is so unprofessional for a host to use etc. it appears she is too lazy to do her job and saying well you figure out the rest of it. There is one host that does this all the time...I"m curious if anyone else has noticed.