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Locut0s

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Sun Jun 30, 2013, 07:49 PM Jun 2013

How do you know pronounce Caribbean? [View all]

Last edited Sun Jun 30, 2013, 08:25 PM - Edit history (1)

#1 cari.bbEan - emphasis on the E. Like saying the name Ian

#2 caribb.ean - slight emphasis on the beginning

Which do you say. Where are you from?

I say #2 and I'm from North East North America, Vancouver Canada specifically.

Which is more common in the Caribbean itself, or does it vary by location?


11 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
cari.bbEan - emphasis on the E. Like saying the name Ian
4 (36%)
caribb.ean - slight emphasis on the beginning
1 (9%)
I use both.
6 (55%)
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It's called HipChick Jun 2013 #1
Billy Ocean pronounced like #2 Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #2
Wow I hear a lot of Billy Jean in this :P Locut0s Jun 2013 #8
Both. Depends on context. Duer 157099 Jun 2013 #3
ca RIBB e an elleng Jun 2013 #4
yep RudynJack Jun 2013 #6
Same. From CT (nt) bigwillq Jun 2013 #12
Kermit the Frog sings Carribbean Amphibian. But I rhyme w/ Ian. nolabear Jun 2013 #14
Same. Northern/Central New Jersey. nt LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #20
and I think I heard Anthony Bourdain pronounce it that way today. elleng Jul 2013 #21
Car-a-bee-in. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #5
+1 Myrina Jul 2013 #25
Been severals songs by that name...or part of the song. BlueJazz Jun 2013 #7
I use both sarge43 Jun 2013 #9
Oddly enough... pipi_k Jun 2013 #10
ca-RIB-ean Danmel Jun 2013 #11
Karibukai AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #13
Another vote for ca-RIB-ean Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #15
JFK pronounced it with the emphasis on the "rib" and it caught on Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #16
" down in the Cara- be-in that's not a dream you're seeing " olddots Jul 2013 #17
both BillStein Jul 2013 #18
I live about 20 minutes from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at WDW OriginalGeek Jul 2013 #19
Ka RIB' e-an. Emphasis on 2nd syllable. If that's one of your choices, I didn't see it. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #22
When I lived on the east coast shanti Jul 2013 #23
I used to pronounce it "cuh-ribb-eyan". Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #24
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