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Sound Blaster SBX Pro Studio Bass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVHX8W4s4b4&index=5&list=PLjs0Dp6OVhbk6aQJI0ElCFCXNU21TPwHm

The dude keeps saying "base". I don't see why it would be pronounced like that... but what do I know? GAF tell me what's going on.

edit: should put it in the OP: Not a native English speaker.

 

[Moral Panic]

That's how it's pronounced. "Turn up the bass on my headphones" http://youtu.be/LFGrmHIohi8?t=18s

 

[Divvy]

That's just how it's pronounced.

Otherwise you are talking about a fish

 

[Captain Pants]

The fish bass rhymes with ass. The instrument bass rhymes with face.

 

[ultron87]

It isn't the fish.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

That's how you say that word.

 

[terrisus]

.jiff
sodder

 

[lazygecko]

Bass is base. Bass is the fish.

 

[Sai-kun]

that's how you pronounce bass

 

[Slowdive]

That's how it's pronounced.

 

[angular graphics]

This changes everything guys!!!!

PS Not a native English speaker.

 

[kehs]

That's how you pronounce bass.

 

[RoboPlato]

If it's instrument/audio related it's pronounced "base".

"B-ass" is a fish

 

[somuchwater]

Bass is pronounced like "base". Bass the fish is pronounced like sass. Which my contribution to this thread clearly does not have enough of given the OP's question.

 

[impact]

drunk thread? it's wednesday...

 

[braves01]

 

[terrisus]

This changes everything guys!!!!

PS Not a native English speaker.

All this time you thought people were just big Baseball fans? >.>

 

[God Dayumm]

ass as in butt is pronounces as lass, ass as in donkey is pronounced like ace

 

[rObit]

Yeah, when speaking about the frequency range, it is pronounced bass. When speaking about the fish, it is pronounced as it is spelled 'dat bass.'

Solder and colonel are way worse.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

When someone shows you their sound system, you're just going to confuse them if you tell them they need more bass.

 

[BPoole]

It's confusing, but I think pronouncing it 'base' is generally accepted.

II'm not sure about treble. I've heard 'treb-el' and 'tree-bol' and am not so sure which is right

 

[daviyoung]

like bras but without the r

 

[studyguy]

 

[kick51]

edit: nm, not a native speaker

 

[angular graphics]

Question: Are there are any other English words that end in "-ass" and are pronounced as "-ace"?

 

[God Dayumm]

Question: Are there are any other English words that end in "-ass" and are pronounced as "-ace"?

grass

 

[Walter White Walker]

Because you're not strumming a fish.

 

[fuenf]

That's how it's pronounced. "Turn up the bass on my headphones" http://youtu.be/LFGrmHIohi8?t=18s

fuck thanks for posting that clip, almost forgot about that skit

 

[angular graphics]

grass

wut

 

[chadtwo]

haha, you pronounce it like the fish?

 

[samus i am]

Is English not your first language? I can see how it would be confusing.

 

[blame space]

superbass

 

[Orbis Tabula]

This changes everything guys!!!!

PS Not a native English speaker.

Doesn't make much sense to native English speakers, either.

Actually, is there some reason for the different pronunciations that someone here knows? Some weird etymological quirk?

 

[sarcastor]

how do you pronounce this?

 

[Lambtron]

One of my closest friends in high school would make subwoofer sounds whenever he picked Bass in Dead or Alive 2. I found this absolutely hilarious.

 

[daviyoung]

Question: Are there are any other English words that end in "-ass" and are pronounced as "-ace"?

crass

 

[kick51]

that Veronica Vaughn...she's one fine piece of ace

 

[Donos]

Only german speakers say BASS.

 

[Tiktaalik]

English is a terrible language. lol

 

[RM8]

Wow, TIL. English's gonna English.

 

[studyguy]

crass

Cr-ace?

I thought crass was pronounced as is.

 

[Arkos]

English is a terrible language. lol

Wow, TIL. English's gonna English.

...written in English

 

[Tiktaalik]

Obligatory English pronunciation poem http://pauillac.inria.fr/~xleroy/stuff/english-pronunciation.html

 

[terrisus]

Because you're not strumming a fish.

But you could tune a fish.

 

[Manu]

I actually had an argument with my English teacher in HS about this, she thought it was prounounced "bass" instead of "base." Felt so good to be right.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Another shining example of english being stupid.

If these here United States of America ever capitulated to conservative voices pushing for an official language, I'm hoping it's español.

 

[RM8]

...written in English

Wow, HAQ. Inglés seguirá ingleseando

 

[wrowa]

Actually, is there some reason for the different pronunciations that someone here knows? Some weird etymological quirk?

I think the origin of the word goes straight back to Latin. I assume the pronounciation changed over time, but the way the word's being written didn't.

 

[close to the edge]

English is a terrible language. lol

It's just so inconsistent. If you look at the letters of a word, you can't really infer what it's pronounced like. Especially with surnames.

I think the origin of the word goes straight back to Latin. I assume the pronounciation changed over time, but the way the word's being written didn't.

Yeah, I believe that's the case. Bass (the instrument) has roots in Italian and Latin and bass (the fish) has roots in old English and German. The words somehow converged on the same spelling but are pronounced differently and mean different things.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Chuck D should teach non-native speakers how to pronounce it.