Pronunciation

[BC Todd]

Ok, once and for all, how is this said???:confused:

 

Ker a be an

 

or

 

Car rib e an

 

I'm just saying...

[ALLMYKIDS3]

Depends on where your are from ... eh?

[Justsyd]

The second one:

 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?caribb02.wav=Caribbean

[JDsafeman]

According to the Travel websites for some of the Islands both are acceptable...

[tlw440]

Ok, once and for all, how is this said???:confused:

 

Ker a be an

 

or

 

Car rib e an

 

I'm just saying...

F u n.

[Tbay-eh]

Depends on where your are from ... eh?

 

Us Canucks just say South, love your addition of eh - makes me feel at home

[cb at sea]

Depends how it's used in the sentence! Sort of like Aunt vs. Ant.....depends on how and where in the sentence it's used!

 

 

I say Ka-rib'-e-ann....most of the time!

[scapino]

Ok, once and for all, how is this said???:confused:

 

Ker a be an

 

or

 

Car rib e an

 

I'm just saying...

 

Hmmmm. Brings up another brain twister, Toe-May-To or Toe-Ma-Toe or even more baffleing, Ant or Aunt????? Let me know

[bubbles1209]

Depends on how many drinks I've had :D:p:D

[Sauer-kraut]

Kah rah bee un MON!

[kerrytens]

I'm with Tbay-eh on this one - I call it south:D

(btw tbay, I went to Lakehead U. - man, do you get serious snow and cold way up there ... eh)

[GlendaleCruiser]

According to the Travel websites for some of the Islands both are acceptable...

 

 

Both are acceptable.

[okwriter]

F u n.

 

This gets my vote. :D

[CruiseCentric]

Both are used frequently on my island.

[Tbay-eh]

I'm with Tbay-eh on this one - I call it south:D

(btw tbay, I went to Lakehead U. - man, do you get serious snow and cold way up there ... eh)

 

ya bet your butt we do. This year has been awesome though. In the past 6-8 feet of snow and -40 was the norm. GO LU

[lappy22]

I call it heaven. Or at least darn close.

[Azure Moon]

From January through June I go with Ker a be an in the AM and Car rib e an in the PM.

 

July through December I go with Car rib e an in the AM and Ker a be an in the PM.

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:D:p Just kidding :p:D

 

Seriously, I use both pronunciations, but I prefer the sound of Ker a be an, so I use it the most.

[C n C]

Depends on where your are from ... eh?

 

If you;re Canadain.....EH...why not just say it? Or are you ashamed?

[jessemon]

Who the he!! cares as long as you're having a cold one in the Ca-rib-be-un.....:p:D;)

[Quampapetet]

If you're talking Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean", it is kar-ri-be-in. If you're talking of vacationing on the islands, it is ca-rib-be-un. :)

[chapps]

they both sound the same after a while :D

[Boatingmom]

Kara-Bean! Just an opinion.

[Unknotted]

So, I looked it up online, and to tell the truth....it did NOT help me one iota........

 

Car·ib·be·an (kæræ-bæ'-n, k-ribæ-n)adj.1. Of or relating to the Caribbean Sea, its islands, or its Central or South American coasts or to the peoples or cultures of this region.

2. Of or relating to the Carib or their language or culture.

 

n. A Carib.

 

 

 

Caribbean [ˌkærɪˈbiːən (US) kəˈrɪbɪən]adj1. (Placename) of, or relating to, the Caribbean Sea and its islands

2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, or relating to, the Carib or any of their languages

 

n1. (Placename) the. the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region

2. (Placename) short for the Caribbean Sea

3. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of any of the peoples inhabiting the islands of the Caribbean Sea, such as a West Indian or a Carib

[kerrytens]

ya bet your butt we do. This year has been awesome though. In the past 6-8 feet of snow and -40 was the norm. GO LU

I believe I was there for some of that -40 and 6 to 8 feet of snow ...:eek:

Doesn't the 'south' sound lovely right now?:D

[BC Todd]

Six hours until our red eye to Miami...

 

When I get there I will ask around...:rolleyes: