Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoHow do you pronounce zebra in your country: zeebra or rhymes with Debra?message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareHow do you pronounce zebra in your country: zeebra or rhymes with Debra?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebaronvonj@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoDebra the woman’s name? Or the verb for removing a bra?
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoWoman’s name. Deb-rah. A lot of places say it like “zeb-rah”
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoDee-bra (the verb) vs Debra, the person. That’s how it sounds
minus-square_NetNomad@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoin the states, the de- prefix is either pronounced “dee” or just “d” without a vowel sound, and in both cases the emphasis is on the verb. whereas debra would be “deh-bruh” or “deb-ruh” with even emphasis
Debra the woman’s name? Or the verb for removing a bra?
Woman’s name. Deb-rah. A lot of places say it like “zeb-rah”
Aren’t they pronounced the same?
Dee-bra (the verb) vs Debra, the person. That’s how it sounds
in the states, the de- prefix is either pronounced “dee” or just “d” without a vowel sound, and in both cases the emphasis is on the verb. whereas debra would be “deh-bruh” or “deb-ruh” with even emphasis