"Why is it that..." Topic
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 John the OFM  | 03 Dec 2009 7:59 a.m. PST |
The fish is pronounced "bass", while the guitar is pronounced "bass"? Imagine the confusion if fish could play guitar! Or sing! |
| Sane Max | 03 Dec 2009 8:18 a.m. PST |
link We need one that plays Guitar. but he would need a Tuna… Pat |
| OldGrenadier at work | 03 Dec 2009 9:37 a.m. PST |
You can tune a guitar, but you can't Tuna Fish. |
| Ed Mohrmann | 03 Dec 2009 10:56 a.m. PST |
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| Kayl MacLaren | 03 Dec 2009 2:30 p.m. PST |
Bassist Mark Christopher Rorman has threatened on several occasions to create a bass bass :) |
 Gungnir | 03 Dec 2009 3:03 p.m. PST |
John, one more reason why you should learn Dutch. Very clear difference between "baars" (fish) and bas (musical). |
 enfant perdus | 03 Dec 2009 11:27 p.m. PST |
Well since you asked, the fish word was "bærs" in Old English. For those who have forgotten their OE, /æ/ was pronounced like "cat". The /r/ was elided over time. The musical term comes via the Latin "bassus", either through the French "basse" or Italian "basso". It was originally spelled "base", and pronounced as a two syllable word, much like it's Romantic counterparts. The pronunciation of the terminal /e/ in English words eventually died out of course. The emergence of the "bass" spelling is due to the early dominance of Italian as the language of music notation. Thank you for your attention. Souvenir programs are available in the lobby. |
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