Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoHow do you pronounce zebra in your country: zeebra or rhymes with Debra?message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareHow do you pronounce zebra in your country: zeebra or rhymes with Debra?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebaronvonj@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months agoDebra the woman’s name? Or the verb for removing a bra?
minus-square_NetNomad@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months 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-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoIs Zeebra and animal, or a French person asking for lingerie?
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months 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
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”