Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agoHow do you pronounce zebra in your country: zeebra or rhymes with Debra?message-squaremessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareHow do you pronounce zebra in your country: zeebra or rhymes with Debra?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebaronvonj@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 days agoDebra the woman’s name? Or the verb for removing a bra?
minus-square_NetNomad@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days 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
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoDee-bra (the verb) vs Debra, the person. That’s how it sounds
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoIs Zeebra and animal, or a French person asking for lingerie?
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoWoman’s name. Deb-rah. A lot of places say it like “zeb-rah”
Debra the woman’s name? Or the verb for removing a bra?
Aren’t they pronounced the same?
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
Dee-bra (the verb) vs Debra, the person. That’s how it sounds
Is Zeebra and animal, or a French person asking for lingerie?
je ne sais bra
Woman’s name. Deb-rah. A lot of places say it like “zeb-rah”