BC Todd Posted December 10, 2010 #1 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Ok, once and for all, how is this said???:confused: Ker a be an or Car rib e an I'm just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLMYKIDS3 Posted December 10, 2010 #2 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Depends on where your are from ... eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justsyd Posted December 10, 2010 #3 Share Posted December 10, 2010 The second one: http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?caribb02.wav=Caribbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDsafeman Posted December 10, 2010 #4 Share Posted December 10, 2010 According to the Travel websites for some of the Islands both are acceptable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlw440 Posted December 10, 2010 #5 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbay-eh Posted December 10, 2010 #6 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Depends on where your are from ... eh? Us Canucks just say South, love your addition of eh - makes me feel at home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted December 10, 2010 #7 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scapino Posted December 10, 2010 #8 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles1209 Posted December 10, 2010 #9 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Depends on how many drinks I've had :D:p:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted December 10, 2010 #10 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Kah rah bee un MON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrytens Posted December 10, 2010 #11 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlendaleCruiser Posted December 10, 2010 #12 Share Posted December 10, 2010 According to the Travel websites for some of the Islands both are acceptable... Both are acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okwriter Posted December 10, 2010 #13 Share Posted December 10, 2010 F u n. This gets my vote. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseCentric Posted December 10, 2010 #14 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Both are used frequently on my island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbay-eh Posted December 10, 2010 #15 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappy22 Posted December 10, 2010 #16 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I call it heaven. Or at least darn close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure Moon Posted December 10, 2010 #17 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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. . . . . . . :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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C n C Posted December 10, 2010 #18 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Depends on where your are from ... eh? If you;re Canadain.....EH...why not just say it? Or are you ashamed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessemon Posted December 10, 2010 #19 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Who the he!! cares as long as you're having a cold one in the Ca-rib-be-un.....:p:D;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quampapetet Posted December 10, 2010 #20 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapps Posted December 10, 2010 #21 Share Posted December 10, 2010 they both sound the same after a while :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatingmom Posted December 10, 2010 #22 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Kara-Bean! Just an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknotted Posted December 10, 2010 #23 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrytens Posted December 10, 2010 #24 Share Posted December 10, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Todd Posted December 11, 2010 Author #25 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Six hours until our red eye to Miami... When I get there I will ask around...:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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