3rd April 2003, 10:17 PM
Even though Nintendarse explained (unnecesarily) that the pronouncing of bass the base way has a history behind it (was it spelled like that back then though?), I still say bass should be said the way it's spelled, ALWAYS, no matter the definition! Heck, as a kid I always said "bass" on the radio knob the fish way, and then someone said "it's said base" and I"m like "but they already HAVE a word spelled and said that way, why didn't they add that definition to THAT spelling? Idiots!" and I stand by that! I said "idiots" the mario twins flash animation way (which sadly is the funniest part of any of those animations) by the way.
Really, what were the formers of the dictionary thinking? Surely they could have just as easily made the musical definition of bass go under the word "base". Oh and, yeah they DID intend it the musical way ABF, they just pronounced it differently.
Really, what were the formers of the dictionary thinking? Surely they could have just as easily made the musical definition of bass go under the word "base". Oh and, yeah they DID intend it the musical way ABF, they just pronounced it differently.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)