So, I've heard it a few different ways now. Do you say... Ba-STEE-a-don Ba-STILL-a-don Ba-stee(l)-YA-don Ba-still-YA-don? I've always read it as ba-stee-ya-don! Maybe with a very soft 'L.' How do you guys do it?
Solar-don But in the Netherlands we say. Basti-LA-don And in Turkey where i currently live they just make a big mess of it, usually resulting in big confusion until somebody points a the actual model and says "that thing"
ba-STILL-a-don I think the "ya" is because of doubl L (LL) in spanish gives a "ya" sound like Vanilla is pronounced Vani-ya
Well, it's just that... "Bastila (pronounced basteela and sometimes transliterated as bisteeya) is a pigeon pie..." http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display.php/id/66/ Then there's the whole 'pal-an-kwin' versus 'pal-an-keen' thing.
You're right. I just read about 'bastila' (also a real word), and wondered how others pronounced it. The 'don' part isn't relevant, I guess. Some food for thought! Literally.
bastille is real word too, its a fortress in paris. Im pretty sure thats what they were thinking of, and the "a" is just a grammatical fix to make it sound right. "Fortress Tooth"
I'm sure the GW staff must have decided to name the dinosaur on Bastille Day because they aren't that creative. Ripperdactyl, dead Slann named Kroak. I tend to rebel by pronouncing it differently. I pronounce Kroak as Krow-ack to hide the punish origins.