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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

basil

How did you pronounce 'Basil Hallward'?

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Basil - BAZ-ul & BAZ-il Hallward - probably Hall-ward Is it from Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray?

— Benita

  • Basil - BAZ-ul & BAZ-il Hallward - probably Hall-ward Is it from Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray?
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Basil - BAZ-ul & BAZ-il

Hallward - probably Hall-ward

Is it from Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray?
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'ward' parts of names are usually (but not always) pronounced 'wood'.
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Or is it pronounced as 'word'?
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Hi nona the brit,

You said:
'ward' parts of names are usually (but not always) pronounced 'wood'.
Actually, 'ward' as a suffix takes a schwa rather than /u/ sound.

Englishuser
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BenitaBasil - BAZ-ul & BAZ-il

Hallward - probably Hall-ward

Is it from Oscar Wilde's novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray?

Yes, thank you, Benita
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It depends on the dialect. Most varieties of American English, for example would say [ bez@l ], whereas most speakers of Canadian English said [ b{z@l ] (in IPA: [ bæz?l ]
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0 What is the name of that non-IPA transcription system of symbols you are using, Marvin A.?02br
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