Poll: How do you pronounce "carbine"?

[DirectDrive]

It's a "Poarsh" until you own one, and then it's a "Por-sha"

Personally, i say KAR-BEAN. but it's all whatever...

But then again, I do cringe when i hear people call the wheels on their car "rims"

Or Jag-Wire
How do they get that from Jaguar ?

 

[308]

Late to the game here, but Cara-bean-er is how my peeps pronounce it. Glad I could put the question to rest now. Kthxbye.

 

[Captain O]

I believe that I can speak with consummate authority. (I have a degree in Speech Communication).

No brag, just fact.

 

[CountryGent]

Kind of a funny thing: for good many years I've enjoyed the old Combat† show (starring Vic Morrow, Rick Jason, Jack Hogan, Pierre Jalbert, Dick Peabody, and a huge number of guest stars, including Leonard Nimoy and Mickey Rooney). This last Sunday, whilst taking care of firearms maintenance, I put on season one, episode one. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Vic Morrow said "Car-Bean" several times in said show, and I chuckled each time thinking of this thread.

 

[tac]

It's a "Poarsh" until you own one, and then it's a "Por-sha"

Like mine, y'mean?




tac

 

[Captain O]

Until it closed in the early 2000's a little place on Interstate Avenue in Portland called the Porsche Performance Center was being run by an older German gentleman. He intoned: "A Porsche is a performance car." His thick, German accent rings in my ears to this very day. (Ferdinand would have been proud of this man).

 

[Boboclown]

I pronounce it car-bine.

Car-bean just sounds gassy. Might work with ARs.

 

[Certaindeaf]

My sister has a yellow bicycle.

 

[Vettewine]

So, today I had to bring a carbine in for repair. Then I checked Forgotten Weapons and, coincidently, there is a short video on the topic of pronunciation of said word.

I've heard both over the years. Though I've always used "Car-Bean". I don't know why, though I suspect it is because my father pronounced it that way.

So, purely out of idle curiosity, how do you say it?

Either way is acceptable but your pronunciation is most common (no offense...!).

 

[Phred]

My Dad carried a Car-bean in WWII, and that's what he called it. Good enuf for me.
Phred

 

[Captain O]

I prefer car-been. This is the primary pronunciation in Webster's Dictionary. (The first pronunciation is generally considered to be the correct one).

 

[Medic!]

I think the guy with the most should get to decide?

 

[USMCVeteran]

So, today I had to bring a carbine in for repair. Then I checked Forgotten Weapons and, coincidently, there is a short video on the topic of pronunciation of said word.

I've heard both over the years. Though I've always used "Car-Bean". I don't know why, though I suspect it is because my father pronounced it that way.

So, purely out of idle curiosity, how do you say it?

My dad was a Korean War vet and always talked about having carried a M1 Garand or a M1 "Car-bean", so I've always pronounced the word "Carbine" the same way.

 

[DunRanull]

It's always been "CAR-bean" where I came from in Michigan... only hicks said "car-byn"...after living for decades in Colorado gun culture I cannot think of anyone here using the "car-byn" pronunciation...
And it's "Nev-AH-dah"

 

[Captain O]

It's always been "CAR-bean" where I came from in Michigan... only hicks said "car-byn"...after living for decades in Colorado gun culture I cannot think of anyone here using the "car-byn" pronunciation...
And it's "Nev-AH-dah"

I know how you feel. As I said earlier in the thread, "born and bred in the briar patch".

 

[tac]

Well, guys, I've been thinking about this quite deeply over the last coupla weeks and have finally come to the concludement that those of you who pronouncicate it car-BEEN have got it right.

After all, we say magaZEEN, margerEEN, right?

But hold on there, we also say reFYNE, inCLYNE, conFYNE, right?

I guess that it's a 'where you is at' thing, and I'm going to leave it at that.

Just leaving you with 'Iddly', a mostly peninsular country in the Mediterranean Sea, native home of spageddy.

And orIGanno.

And other 'erbs.

tac

 

[notazombie]

Like mine, y'mean?

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tac

You're getting water on your MR2.

 

[tac]

My MR2 is a Porsche Boxster.



tac

 

[Medic!]

My MR2 is a Porsche Boxster.

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tac

I always thought those were one of the best looking Porsches.

 

[tac]

My 'manopause' car, as it has been referred to by some whose daily drive might be Ford Fiesta or Toyota hatchback......Thankishly, their puerile jibes sail right over my head - I know who is having more fun.

tac