07-16-2010, 10:32 PM | #1 |
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Pronounce "calibre"
Is it caliber or calibray?
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07-16-2010, 11:07 PM | #2 |
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caliber
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07-16-2010, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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Calibre is the non US spelling, which some would say correct spelling
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07-16-2010, 11:15 PM | #4 |
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Yeah I'm indian, we tend to use British spellings.
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07-16-2010, 11:36 PM | #5 |
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I always pronounced it Ka*Lee*Bray
I know better now. |
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07-16-2010, 11:49 PM | #6 |
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It's pronounced “Smith.” The “P” is silent.
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07-17-2010, 12:01 AM | #7 |
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oops, thanks all.
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07-17-2010, 11:26 AM | #8 |
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Kal-IB-ree? rhymes with delivery?
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07-17-2010, 11:30 AM | #9 |
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I've always referred to it as caliber, but I am Canadian and we use British spellings as well.
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07-17-2010, 08:45 PM | #10 |
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I guess I will got with Kovid's pronunciation since it is his site. :-)
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07-17-2010, 10:38 PM | #11 |
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07-19-2010, 02:42 PM | #12 |
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Wow...
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07-21-2010, 12:48 PM | #13 |
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I always though the libre in Calibre was French (pronounced li-bruh), libre meaning "free". It's also close to the French word livre, "book".
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07-21-2010, 12:50 PM | #14 |
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That was not something I was aware of when I chose the name, but it is a happy co-incidence
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07-22-2010, 03:00 PM | #15 |
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Before it became CALIBRE it was "libprs500".
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