Editing Brussels (section)

===Pronunciation===
In French, {{lang|fr|Bruxelles}} is pronounced {{IPA|fr|bʁysɛl||Fr-Bruxelles.ogg|}} (the ''x'' is pronounced {{IPAc-en|s}}, as in English, and the final ''s'' is silent) and in Dutch, {{lang|nl|Brussel}} is pronounced {{IPA|nl|ˈbrʏsəl||Nl-Brussel.ogg}}. Inhabitants of Brussels are known in French as {{lang|fr|Bruxellois}} (pronounced {{IPA|fr|bʁysɛlwa||Fr-bruxellois.ogg}}) and in Dutch as {{lang|nl|Brusselaars}} (pronounced {{IPA|nl|ˈbrʏsəlaːrs||Sound file=Nl-Brusselaars.ogg}}). In the [[Brabantian dialect]] of Brussels (known as [[Brusselian dialect|Brusselian]], and also sometimes referred to as Marols or Marollien),{{sfn|Treffers-Daller|1994|p=25}} they are called ''Brusseleers'' or ''Brusseleirs''.<ref name="evans" />

Originally, the written ''x'' noted the group {{IPAc-en|k|s}}. In the [[Belgian French]] pronunciation as well as in Dutch, the ''k'' eventually disappeared and ''z'' became ''s'', as reflected in the current [[Dutch spelling]], whereas in the more conservative [[French orthography|French form]], the spelling remained.<ref>[[Jean d'Osta]], ''Dictionnaire historique des faubourgs de Bruxelles'', édition Le Livre {{ISBN|978-2-930135-10-6}}.</ref> The pronunciation {{IPAc-en|k|s}} in French only dates from the 18th century, but this modification did not affect the traditional Brussels usage. In France, the pronunciations {{IPA|fr|bʁyksɛl||Fr-Bruxelles.oga}} and {{IPA|fr|bʁyksɛlwa|}} (for {{lang|fr|bruxellois}}) are often heard, but are rather rare in Belgium.<ref name="Lerond, 1980 pp. 477">Alain Lerond, ''Dictionnaire de la prononciation'' (1980), Larousse, pp. 477.</ref>