How Do You Spell BALLY?
Pronunciation: [bˈɔːli] (IPA) 
The word "bally" is spelled with a double "l" to represent the sound of a long "a" followed by a consonant. In IPA transcription, it is written as /ˈbæli/. The first sound is a bilabial voiced stop /b/, followed by an open front unrounded vowel /æ/. The double "l" represents the sound of a lengthened /l/ sound, which is a voiced alveolar lateral approximant. This peculiar spelling of the word "bally" is often found in British English, where it is used informally to mean "very" or "extremely."
