Results: How do you pronounce Caribbean?
Published on 10/13/2013
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How do you pronounce Caribbean?
care-a-be-in
44%
696 votes
ka-rib-e-in
53%
838 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
43 votes
- i don't know.
- some say it differently
- because there is more than two dialects in the originating language. duh?
- na
- n/a
- no idea
- pronunciation of the ways of people
- dialects and laziness?
- whether you are native to the caribbean or not
- na
- do not know
- karibyan
- na
- the difference between "wash" and "worsch."
- regional idioms
- vernacular
- no idea
- na
- na
- american way european way its more of an acent
- depends on geography of speaker
- i know people from th caribbean & they pronounce it the 1st way & dont know why americans dont
- good question
- they forgot where they put the accent in the name
- just is
- does it look like i'm a linguist?
- ?
- to each their own
- ehhh
- don't know
- because it's just that awesome
- that is the way is sounds
- it has three parts
- i think it just depends on your own preference.
- influence from your geographical location
- i think it depends on what region people are from
- different dialects
- it depends on how a person pronounces each syllable and how a person breaks the word up into syllabl
- i don't know. i don't even know what the right answer is lol.
- depends on accent and how you emphasize your words
- the movie!
- native version and none native version
- i'm from uk & use the first one but i noticed people here use the 2nd.
- idk
- wh
- i have no idea
- none
- do not know
- carribeaaaan
- i dont know!
- depend on what part o the us you are from.
- both are correct
- now and then
- not sure
- n/a
- just depends on the region i guess. potato po tah to.
- dialects
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| both | 0.57% | 9 |
| both ways | 0.25% | 4 |
| 0.25% | 4 | |
| na | 0.13% | 2 |
| care-i-be-in | 0.13% | 2 |
| both - care-a-be-in if i'm taking about the movie | 0.06% | 1 |
| either is correct | 0.06% | 1 |
| either | 0.06% | 1 |
| kar-a bein | 0.06% | 1 |
| pronounced both ways. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ka ra bee in | 0.06% | 1 |
| pronounced both ways | 0.06% | 1 |
| you say to-may-toe and i say ta-maw-toe. let's call the whole thing off. | 0.06% | 1 |
| care i be in | 0.06% | 1 |
| carry- be-an | 0.06% | 1 |
| both. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i say it both ways | 0.06% | 1 |
| looks the same | 0.06% | 1 |
| both lol | 0.06% | 1 |
| none of the two | 0.06% | 1 |
| who cares??? | 0.06% | 1 |
| both. depends on if someone says it first, i will pronounce it the same way. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i use them interchangably | 0.06% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.06% | 1 |
| carib-be-an | 0.06% | 1 |
| people pronounce it both ways | 0.06% | 1 |
| i sometimes say it both ways. | 0.06% | 1 |
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