For the ocean by the Bahamas, is it:
#1: "Care-uh-BEE'-in"
or
#2: "Kurr-IB-e-in"
2006-10-10 06:28:23 · 9 answers · asked by Joe Somebody 6 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Other - Caribbean
Normally, I pronounce it the second way, unless I'm referring to Pirates of the Caribbean, then I pronounce it the first way.
2006-10-10 17:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically, the ocean by the Bahamas is pronounced AT- LAN - TICK as no Bahamian island is within 250 miles of the Caribbean.......kind of like saying that the New Jersey shore is part of New England, or that London is part of the Baltic......
having said that,: I've lived in the islands 35 years and either Care i bee an or Cahr ib be an is acceptable
2006-10-10 16:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the UK so it is No 1
2006-10-10 13:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by A Sincere Hard-of-Hearing Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were born there, you would probably pronounce it the 2nd way ... if you moved there, or visit, and have a different accent, people tend to pronounce it the first way.
2006-10-11 06:54:01 · answer #4 · answered by charlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the carribean is pronounced as
"kurr-IB-e-in"
2006-10-10 13:34:43 · answer #5 · answered by sushobhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kaereebien, the last e is silent, written the mirror way in dictionary. find simmilar word in dictionary and you will see how it is read.
2006-10-10 13:37:14 · answer #6 · answered by pikapoka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pick answer #2.
2006-10-10 13:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its all in where you put the emphasis
2006-10-10 13:36:19 · answer #8 · answered by drdansir2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depednz wot mood i'm in i use both
2006-10-10 13:36:22 · answer #9 · answered by FlossyQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋