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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-04 07:56 PM
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Poll question: How do you pronounce "caribbean"?
Edited on Sat Jan-03-04 07:57 PM by mac56
Billy Ocean sang "Care-a-BEE-an Queen".

But I've also heard "Cah-RIB-be-in".

Which is it? Oh, I'm so confused.
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-04 07:58 PM
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1. West Indians pronounce it...
Care-i-bee-an.
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sallyseven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-04 08:21 PM
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2. other
Wonderful
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GURUving Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-04 08:23 PM
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3. PARADISE
yeah.
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shawn703 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-04 08:35 PM
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4. I use both
I'm not sure why though... Sort of like how I sometimes pronounce egg with a long A sound instead of a short E.
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Piperay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-04 08:39 PM
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5. Both ways
cause I'm not sure which way is correct. :shrug:
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