Pirates of the Caribbean, Say What?

[Tui]

Ok here's a fun thing to do! LOL LOL!!

So, like, how do you say Pirates of the Caribbean??!??!?!

Do you say Cara be Ann (lIkE I do! lol!!!)

or do you say Ca Ribby Ann? (I don;t!)

[WatchYourHeadNStep]

Ok here's a fun thing to do! LOL LOL!!

So, like, how do you say Pirates of the Caribbean??!??!?!

Do you say Cara be Ann (lIkE I do! lol!!!)

or do you say Ca Ribby Ann? (I don;t!)

Ok now! The POTC threads and discussions are getting really, really stretched out here!

[Athlonacon]

You know, I've wondered this same thing. I've always heard "Pirates of the Carribbean" refered to as 'Cara Bee Ann', but if you take a cruise to the Carribbean it's usually 'Ca ribby ann'. If you reverse those 2 pronunciations it sounds kind of awkward, even though it's the same exact word. I wonder why that is though. I mean, it's just about a universal pronunciation of the attraction and the real place, as if there is a standard or something.

Can never get enough Pirates, keep the Pirates threads coming...until Nemo is ready to open that is.

[WatchYourHeadNStep]

Yah mon! Now try saying it wid a heavy Jamaican accent!

Patois would make da sound more lik Cara beyon! MON!

[Mac Daddy]

As long as you put the emPHAsis on the right sylLAble.

Ergo...

Car a BEE ehn.

[Hyperbole]

Oh no!

[InnerSpace]

Ok now! The POTC threads and discussions are getting really, really stretched out here!

I've been wanting to say the same thing. I wonder how many threads will be started when the new Submarine Voyage opens.

[barfownz]

I say "Cara bee ann" I said it once when i was like 12 in front of the attraction and some CM corrected me, I was mad.

[Dustysage]

According to Websters, both are correct:

Ca·rib·be·an Pronunciation: kar-&-'bE-&n, k&-'ri-bE-&n

Same for Dictionary.com:

kr-bn, k-rb-n

Either way it looks like Greek to me

[mrcoaster]

You know, I've wondered this same thing. I've always heard "Pirates of the Carribbean" refered to as 'Cara Bee Ann', but if you take a cruise to the Carribbean it's usually 'Ca ribby ann'. If you reverse those 2 pronunciations it sounds kind of awkward, even though it's the same exact word. I wonder why that is though. I mean, it's just about a universal pronunciation of the attraction and the real place, as if there is a standard or something.

Can never get enough Pirates, keep the Pirates threads coming...until Nemo is ready to open that is.

I have the same exact thoughts. On a cruise, I'd call it the Ca-ribby-an, but Pirates has always felt right saying it as Cara-bee-an. I don't know why, but it's how I generally say it.

[Rapunzel]

I have the same exact thoughts. On a cruise, I'd call it the Ca-ribby-an, but Pirates has always felt right saying it as Cara-bee-an. I don't know why, but it's how I generally say it.

I do the same. And I have always had this same question.

I remember hearing somewhere that the two pronunciations are both distributed about evenly between the Carribean Islands... So both pronunciations are correct because the correct pronunciation is how the inhabitants say it.

Thats why Nevada is Na-va-da not Na-vah-da for some of you east coasters.

[OogieBoogie]

Care - a - bee- in

[OogieBoogie]

kr-bn, k-rb-n

Either way it looks like Greek to me

I'd say it loooks more Russian.

[MandaBella]

I use both pronounciations all the time....same with route, neither, either, etc.

[DLFreak71]

You know, I've wondered this same thing. I've always heard "Pirates of the Carribbean" refered to as 'Cara Bee Ann', but if you take a cruise to the Carribbean it's usually 'Ca ribby ann'. If you reverse those 2 pronunciations it sounds kind of awkward, even though it's the same exact word. I wonder why that is though. I mean, it's just about a universal pronunciation of the attraction and the real place, as if there is a standard or something.

Can never get enough Pirates, keep the Pirates threads coming...until Nemo is ready to open that is.

the real destination is 'ca ribby ann'
Walt just named his 'Cara bee ann'