I'm not sure quite why, but...

[timepiececlock]

I just added this to my list of LJ interests:

piratesofthecuhribbeannotcaeribbean

Because you know, everyone in that movie pronounces it the weird way. It's odd, because I do it too. If I'm talking about the place I tend to say "cuh-rib-be-an" but if I'm talking about the movie, I weirdly say "caer-i-be-an." I've decided this is weird, especially since I've heard other people do it too and I've seen some people mention it before.

Anyway, if someone else is interested in this, then it will get a nifty looking underline on our info pages, and become a link.

Comments

[hecatehatesthat.livejournal.com]

I think it's about the pattern of emphasis on the syllables: when you pronounce it "caeribbean" in the title of the movie, you're stressing every other syllable, which is the natural flow. In "cuhribbean" you'd have two unstressed syllables in a row, since the stress goes on the rib and not the "cuh."

PIrates OF the CAERibBEan vs. PIrates OF the cuhRIBean.

I am a dork. ;)

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

when you pronounce it "caeribbean" in the title of the movie, you're stressing every other syllable, which is the natural flow.

No, you're stressing every sillable with a heavy stress on the first, which is why it's the more awkward way. I find cuhribbean to be the more natural one, because it's said faster and smoother, with no emphasis on the first syllable.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

It occurs to me upon reading later, that my previous reply to your commnet might come off as a bit bitchy. ::huggles:: Sorry, my bad! Hope you not mad.