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In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?

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CatNipped wrote:
In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?

Base. As a non-native speaker, I am painfully aware of such
international words, that are pronounced the same in all languages
except English. Internationally, it is indeed "bahs", but "base" in
English. Similarly, lichen is pronounced "liken" or "lee tchen" in
English, while internationally it is "lee shen". I could go on...

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In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?


Neither. Like ass.

On Dec 17, 8:42*pm, CatNipped wrote:
In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?

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There's probably more than one answer....tomato vs. tomahhhto and all
that...depending on where you live. Here,
it's pronounced base.

Sherry

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My husband sang base in a barbershop quartet. It's definitely pronounced
"base".

Joy

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In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?


Neither. Like ass.

That's a fish, not a singer.

Joy

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In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?

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My husband sang base in a barbershop quartet. It's definitely pronounced
"base".

Joy
there is one instance of it being pronounced basssss in music, that would
be kip adottas song wet dream with all the fish references.
thought id ad that for snorks. Now im thinking about how much Goofy liked
the blue fabric fish that was tied to string.
I should get another string bait item since that one is gone....

http://www.myspace.com/sparky8080/videos/video/64145541

On 12/18/2011 9:30 AM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
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In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?

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My husband sang base in a barbershop quartet. It's definitely pronounced
"base".

Joy
there is one instance of it being pronounced basssss in music, that would
be kip adottas song wet dream with all the fish references.
thought id ad that for snorks. Now im thinking about how much Goofy liked
the blue fabric fish that was tied to string.
I should get another string bait item since that one is gone....

http://www.myspace.com/sparky8080/videos/video/64145541



ROTFLMAO!


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CatNipped wrote:
In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?

The latter (in American English, anyway - but I think it's the same in
the UK).

Christina Websell wrote:
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In music (not fish) is "bass" pronounced "bah-ss" or "base"?


Neither. Like ass.

Not in th USA! (Dunno about the UK, although I've never heard it
pronounced any way but "base" by any musicians I know.)