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I know 'Bologna' is the proper way to say the word but sometimes using it in context such as when you say 'you're mind is full of bologna' makes it sound stuffy and out of place. Then there's the informal way to say it. 'You're mind is full of baloney' looks better despite being an incorrect spelling.

Also I typed 'baloney' into a word document and there were no red squiggly lines so word accepts it.

Any thoughts?

I know 'Bologna' is the proper way to say the word but sometimes using it in context such as when you say 'you're mind is full of bologna' makes it sound stuffy and out of place. Then there's the informal way to say it. 'You're mind is full of baloney' looks better despite being an incorrect spelling.

Also I typed 'baloney' into a word document and there were no red squiggly lines so word accepts it.

Any thoughts?
Belogna is the way the anti-christ would say it.

As far as I'm concerned, "baloney" is used in the same sort of place as "hogwash" or other such terms. "Balonga" is some sort of processed food.

Wait.. I thought that it was spelled bologna but pronounced baloney... ? That's just how things are, right?

Wait.. I thought that it was spelled bologna but pronounced baloney... ? That's just how things are, right?

In the US they pronounce it bologna.

In the US they pronounce it bologna.
Is that something that's all over the states or just in certain regions? Becuase my parents are american and have kept the american way of spelling and pronouncing things and they say it like "baloney".

Bologna refers to the sandwich meat. Baloney refers to something ridiculous.

Ex: "I ate a bologna sandwich for lunch today."

"That's a bunch of baloney! You don't even like bologna!"

In the US they pronounce it bologna.

I pronounce it "baloney", but the Michigan accent is some sort of half American, half Canadian hybrid.

Is that something that's all over the states or just in certain regions? Becuase my parents are american and have kept the american way of spelling and pronouncing things and they say it like "baloney".

Its regonal. I only heard it pronounced bologna once, back when we had satilite and could get channels from back east.


Still, it should always be baloney.

Its regonal. I only heard it pronounced bologna once, back when we had satilite and could get channels from back east.


Still, it should always be baloney.


It is pronounced the same all over the place here in america, i have never heard anybody say it "bologna" it is always pronounced "boloney". there now i hope people can stop arguing over sumthing as stupid as how to pronounce bologna.

In the US they pronounce it bologna.

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Uh, what? No we don't. We say baloney, like everyone else.

And isn't Bologna a city in Italy?

I've only ever heard it pronounced "baloney", save for my grandma, who actually pronounced it "bologna"... Though she had a very odd way of pronouncing things.

Belogna is the way the anti-christ would say it.

Your mum is the anti-christ. That makes you the child of the anti-christ.

Your mum is the anti-christ. That makes you the child of the anti-christ.

Wow, that sucks.

Wow, that sucks.

I know aye.

Bologna refers to the sandwich meat. Baloney refers to something ridiculous.

Ex: "I ate a bologna sandwich for lunch today."

"That's a bunch of baloney! You don't even like bologna!"

No indeed.

Baloney is an accepted varient for the

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Baloney
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/bologna

In the US they pronounce it bologna.
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Uh, what? No we don't. We say baloney, like everyone else.

And isn't Bologna a city in Italy?

In some places they do, but the infamous Oscar Myer commercial used the word baloney.

And while Bologna is indeed an Italian city, the origins of the term are in dispute. Some sources list it as derived from the city, some sources list it as a French corruption of the Italian, and others give other etymologies.

Sorry, you're wrong. At least according to the Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual.

And while Bologna is indeed an Italian city, the origins of the term are in dispute. Some sources list it as derived from the city, some sources list it as a French corruption of the Italian, and others give other etymologies.

No dispute at all.
The full, official name of the "meat" people usually call "Bologna" is "Mortadella di Bologna" because it is original from Bologna. "Mortadella" is a kind of seasoned, finely minced meat. Among the various types of "mortadella", the most renowned is the "Mortadella di Bologna" (50% pork, 50% donkey). Usually people in northern Italy call it "Bologna", while other italians call it "Mortadella".

i had no idea they were the same thing. i thought baloney was some sort of sandwich meat and bologna is a town/city in italy where spagetti bolognese comes from.

No dispute at all.
The full, official name of the "meat" people usually call "Bologna" is "Mortadella di Bologna" because it is original from Bologna. "Mortadella" is a kind of seasoned, finely minced meat. Among the various types of "mortadella", the most renowned is the "Mortadella di Bologna" (50% pork, 50% donkey). Usually people in northern Italy call it "Bologna", while other italians call it "Mortadella".

Sorry. Should have made it clear that I was refering to the etymology of baloney.

Sorry. Should have made it clear that I was refering to the etymology of baloney.

Oh. I see.

I know 'Bologna' is the proper way to say the word but sometimes using it in context such as when you say 'you're mind is full of bologna' makes it sound stuffy and out of place. Then there's the informal way to say it. 'You're mind is full of baloney' looks better despite being an incorrect spelling.

Also I typed 'baloney' into a word document and there were no red squiggly lines so word accepts it.

Any thoughts?

The words mean two different things and have two different etymologies.
Fecking read a little bit before you just post dumbass shit and get every fecktard on this site who takes NSG as gospel truth to start using the spellings as interchangeable.
Yet another fine product of American public education.
Damn.

Bologna is a Specific Italian Sausage or a Town in Italy.
Baloney is lies, or deception, exaggeration.

Remember feckos reading is fundamental.

i had no idea they were the same thing. i thought baloney was some sort of sandwich meat and bologna is a town/city in italy where spagetti bolognese comes from.

Same here.

I was filled with such angry confusion at this thread, but now that I've calmed down I guess it kinda makes sense, in an American sort of way.

Baloney is not Meat!!!

I say baloney, I write baloney, and I read the packages that we buy here, which happen to say baloney. Baloney All The Way!!

The words mean two different things and have two different etymologies.
Fecking read a little bit before you just post dumbass shit and get every fecktard on this site who takes NSG as gospel truth to start using the spellings as interchangeable.
Yet another fine product of American public education.
Damn.

Bologna is a Specific Italian Sausage or a Town in Italy.
Baloney is lies, or deception, exaggeration.

Remember feckos reading is fundamental.

You would do well to take your own advice, and consult the references given already, before ignorantly flaming others and posting ignorant misinformation. Baloney and bologna are both acceptable variant spellings and pronunciations of the meat product.

ba‧lo‧ney  /bəˈloʊni/ –noun
2. Informal. bologna.

ba·lo·ney
1 n. pl. ba·lo·neys Variant of bologna.

bo·lo·gna also ba·lo·ney or bo·lo·ney (-n)
n. A seasoned smoked sausage made of mixed meats, such as beef, pork, and veal.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Baloney

You flamed. You misinformed. You lost. Now go away.

I didnt lose, as I am not aware of a contest.
That was hardly flaming.
List a dozen sources, not a single one.
Simply because something is in common usage does not make it correct usage.
If instead of of being the self centered one google idiot you are you actually had a grasp of the language you would know that, and provided reasonable citings of reputable sources which qualify the word Baloney as proper usage for meat. You didnt because it isnt, but you wouldnt know the difference between common usage and proper usage as you havnt googled that yet.

You want to try again.
Dumbass.

I didnt lose, as I am not aware of a contest.
That was hardly flaming.
List a dozen sources, not a single one.
Simply because something is in common usage does not make it correct usage.
If instead of of being the self centered one google idiot you are you actually had a grasp of the language you would know that, and provided reasonable citings of reputable sources which qualify the word Baloney as proper usage for meat. You didnt because it isnt, but you wouldnt know the difference between common usage and proper usage as you havnt googled that yet.

You want to try again.
Dumbass.

How unfortunate that you felt a need to resort to more flaming instead of addressing the issue at hand. Good bye.

Fecking read a little bit before you just post dumbass shit and get every fecktard on this site who takes NSG as gospel truth to start using the spellings as interchangeable.That was hardly flaming.Incorrect
Dumbass.
Knock off the flaming, Skibereen.

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In the US they pronounce it bologna.

What US are you living in? :confused:

What US are you living in? :confused:

He lives in the Canadian one.

I usually say 'baloney' but read/spell it as 'bologna'.

It is pronounced the same all over the place here in america, i have never heard anybody say it "bologna" it is always pronounced "boloney". there now i hope people can stop arguing over sumthing as stupid as how to pronounce bologna.

I agree. I have always pronounced it "buh-loh-nee" and have always spelled it "bologna" and so has everybody I have ever been around.

Dictionary.com
bologna  Pronunciation[buh-loh-nee, -nuh, -lohn-yuh]
-noun
a large seasoned sausage made of finely ground meat, usually beef and pork, that has been cooked and smoked.

I've only ever heard it pronounced "baloney", save for my grandma, who actually pronounced it "bologna"... Though she had a very odd way of pronouncing things.
IS she one of those funny people that can't say their H's?
This thread is a load of Baloney.