We looked up the perennial question, how to pronounce “basil.” Here is the AI answer:
The herb and name “Basil” is pronounced with a short “a” in British English (BAH-zil) and a long “a” in American English (BAY-zil). The American pronunciation (BAY-zil) rhymes with “dazzle” and the British pronunciation (BAH-zil) rhymes with “nasal.”
I guess AI can’t hear and thus has no idea what “rhyme” means.
Tom DeCoursey
Oak Park