▲ 43 ▼ How do you pronounce zebra in your country: zeebra or rhymes with Debra? (lemmy.ca) submitted 4 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments Please indicate country in your answer.
[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca [S] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Aren't they pronounced the same? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago Dee-bra (the verb) vs Debra, the person. That's how it sounds permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago Dee-bra (the verb) vs Debra, the person. That's how it sounds permalink fedilink source parent