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6. yep

Sun Jun 30, 2013, 08:12 PM

Jun 2013

Same here. Also from NY.

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How do you know pronounce Caribbean? [View all] Locut0s Jun 2013 OP

It's called HipChick Jun 2013 #1

Billy Ocean pronounced like #2 Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #2

Wow I hear a lot of Billy Jean in this :P Locut0s Jun 2013 #8

Both. Depends on context. Duer 157099 Jun 2013 #3

ca RIBB e an elleng Jun 2013 #4

yep RudynJack Jun 2013 #6

Same. From CT (nt) bigwillq Jun 2013 #12

Kermit the Frog sings Carribbean Amphibian. But I rhyme w/ Ian. nolabear Jun 2013 #14

Same. Northern/Central New Jersey. nt LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #20

and I think I heard Anthony Bourdain pronounce it that way today. elleng Jul 2013 #21

Car-a-bee-in. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #5

+1 Myrina Jul 2013 #25

Been severals songs by that name...or part of the song. BlueJazz Jun 2013 #7

I use both sarge43 Jun 2013 #9

Oddly enough... pipi_k Jun 2013 #10

ca-RIB-ean Danmel Jun 2013 #11

Karibukai AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #13

Another vote for ca-RIB-ean Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #15

JFK pronounced it with the emphasis on the "rib" and it caught on Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #16

" down in the Cara- be-in that's not a dream you're seeing " olddots Jul 2013 #17

both BillStein Jul 2013 #18

I live about 20 minutes from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at WDW OriginalGeek Jul 2013 #19

When I lived on the east coast shanti Jul 2013 #23

I used to pronounce it "cuh-ribb-eyan". Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #24