genevieve
genevieve asked Rainbow Rowell:

In England I’ve heard basil pronounced “BAH-sil” (as opposed to “BAY-sil” in America.) So is Baz pronounced BAHz since it’s short for basil and he’s in England? My friend and I have an argument about this. :)

Rainbow Rowell Hmm. It's not quite either. It rhymes with "jazz." So I guess it would depend on how you say that word, that "a" sound.

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