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[coyotegoth]

Huh- just realized I pronounce it "Care-uhh-BE-an" when referring to the noun ("A trip to the Caribbean") but "Kuh-RIB-be-an" when used as a modifier ("A Caribbean cruise.")

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[agentanderson.livejournal.com]

So uh... what about Billy Ocean, then, and 'Carribean Queen' (KARRah-BEE-en)?

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

I got nothin', other than that he and I do it differently...

[arethinn]

Not that weird; do you, for example, pronounce "address" differently when it's a noun or a verb? I do.

eta: It can also sometimes depend on the rhythm or stress of other nearby words in the sentence.