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11-01-2013, 06:12
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How Do You Pronounce It?
Caribbean: kar-uh-BEE-uhn, or kuh-RIB-ee-uhn? Dictionary says that either is acceptable. I use both, but mostly the first way. My wife always pronounces it the second way. Just curious how most pronounce it, especially those who live there.
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11-01-2013, 06:16
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
I lived there for around eight years. Most, but not all, of the locals pronounced it "kar-uh-BEE-uhn". Most, but not all who came from somewhere else pronounced it "kuh-RIB-ee-uhn.
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11-01-2013, 06:19
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CLOD
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: being planted in Jacksonville Fl
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
I'm in the BEE camp.
But then I'm from California, lived in the south, then Up-State NY, and now live in the Northeast. Hell in Boston you can walk across the street and words greatly change!
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11-01-2013, 10:01
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: St Thomas USVI
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Around here it's the BEE version. But usually people just say ilons or down ilon.
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11-01-2013, 10:48
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Esslingen, Germany
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
I speak British English, so we run with BEE also.
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11-01-2013, 13:00
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
i dont care as long as i get there from here with my boat my cat and my life intact...would love a mate, but .....
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11-01-2013, 13:50
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Location: Galveston, TX
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
Well, Captain Ron pronounced it kar-uh-BEE-uhn so, who am I to argue with him?
qoute: ...."this is the kar-uh-bee-uhn guys...El Caribe...the Spanish main..!! It's full uh voodoo, hoodoo and all kinda wierd ****..."
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11-01-2013, 14:31
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
It is a very difficult word to say. You first have to have all parts of your mouth ready and that can take a while. I've noticed that if you have about 4 to 5 Rum Drinks you can generally say all those Caribbean Words just like one of us Locals.
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17-01-2013, 14:08
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
Both ways depending on the conversation. For example, Royal Caribbean Cruise is "rib" and the Caribbean Sea and Queen are "be"
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18-01-2013, 07:31
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
Car-uh-BEE-an, mon
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18-01-2013, 08:12
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
most of the locals refer to the carib as "in de islands(ilons) and north and south of the chain as " up island and down island".
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18-01-2013, 10:23
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
Years ago my mother was in St Lucia and met a local who claimed to be a descendant of the original Carib Indians which is pronounced ca REEB.
He was quite adamant that the area named after Carib Indians should be pronounced Ca REEB ean
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18-01-2013, 10:59
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Portland, Maine
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
Bob Marley is in the BEE camp. I consider him an authority so I am also in the BEE camp!
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18-01-2013, 12:20
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
I grew up in Miami....kar-uh-BEE-uhn.
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18-01-2013, 12:24
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
I haven't gotten that far. I'm still working on BURGEE
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