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Caribbean: How Do You Say It?
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01-04-2010, 02:49 PM
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The region was named for the native Carib indians, so Ca-rib-E-in seems more correct to me.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Caribbean
Pronunciation: \ˌker-ə-ˈbē-ən, ˌka-rə-, kə-ˈri-bē-ən\
Exactly.
Saying Car-ah-bee-in would be like calling yourself a Can-ah-dee-in.
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