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Why do Americans say 'bay-zle' and the English say 'baa-zle'?

  • Written by Christine Mallinson, Professor of Language, Literacy and Culture and Director of the Center for Social Science Scholarship, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Why do Americans say 'bay-zle' and the English say 'baa-zle'?Depending on where you're from, you say words like 'basil' a specific way.Leonie Broekstra/Shutterstock.comWhy do Americans say 'bay-zle' and the English say 'baa-zle'?

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