How is "CERB" pronounced? ( A: Soft "c" like "SERB" )

[Guest W***ledi*Time]

How is the acronym "CERB" pronounced? Some SP's I have met say it with a soft-c ("serb"), and some pronounce it with a hard-c ("kerb").

 

Is there an "official" answer to this riddle? Or is this another one of life's messy grey areas?

 

Thanks, Wrinkled (and Puzzled)

[A***** A***** 510]

How is the acronym "CERB" pronounced? Some SP's I have met say it with a soft-c ("serb"), and some pronounce it with a hard-c ("kerb").

 

Is there an "official" answer to this riddle? Or is this another one of life's messy grey areas?

 

Thanks, Wrinkled (and Puzzled)

 

IMHO, I would pronounce it as serb=cerb but you say tomato I say tomatoe:lol:

[buggernot 588]

Funny, I was having this conversation with a girl about this last night. Soft C 'serb' for me. If it was a hard C, then it would be curb like one you get kicked to. And I think the rules of english dictate that a word beginning with "Ce" makes it soft.

[Guest Ou**or**n]

Every time I've heard it in a discussion with a lady its always been 'serb'.

[kih 458]

With me, soft c

[rick_falcon 911]

Same with me, soft 'C'.

 

It actually never struck me (before I saw this thread) that it could be pronounced differently...

[Missy Mariposa 234]

"Serb"

 

I'm in the boat with rick_falcon, it never struck me that anyone would say it differently.

[whatsup 11893]

Definitely with a soft C but sometimes things are just better hard. :grin:

[Ava Foxx 1747]

LOL! I was just wondering the same thing!

[mod 135640]

Well... we run the site and we pronounce it with soft "c" but since the "C" stands for "Canadian" I could see why some would pronounce it as "kerb" due to the "Kan" sound the "C" is representing.

 

The thought of it being pronounced as "kerb" never crossed our minds here - we just always called it with a soft "c".

 

So the official pronounciation would be "serb" (soft 'c')

[Guest W***ledi*Time]

So the official pronounciation would be "serb" (soft 'c')

 

Thanks mod! And thanks everyone, looks like the official answer is also backed by the grassroots opinion from coast to coast. I'm happy again ...

 

Wrinkled

[antlerman 17064]

well....I look at it as a "C" is a breast size.......and a breast is soft....supple...

 

besides if you use the "K" sound it is like you want to "CURB" you desire to meet the lovely ladies.........where as the "serb" sound is gentle...soft.....

[Annessa 22743]

i used to pronounce it "curb"...until everyone started 'correcting' me or didn't know what I'm talking about, lol

 

i got someone going that it actually had a silent H sound somewhere in it and that it was actually pronounced Cherb..

 

"Cherb, its latin for something"

 

"really??"

 

"no" ;-)

[whatsup 11893]

i used to pronounce it "curb"...until everyone started 'correcting' me or didn't know what I'm talking about, lol

 

i got someone going that it actually had a silent H sound somewhere in it and that it was actually pronounced Cherb..

 

"Cherb, its latin for something"

 

"really??"

 

"no" ;-)

 

Chub is english for something. :-P

[spud271 47779]

I called it "curb" forever as well till someone corrected me finally! Only took almost 3 years. :p

 

i used to pronounce it "curb"...until everyone started 'correcting' me or didn't know what I'm talking about, lol

 

i got someone going that it actually had a silent H sound somewhere in it and that it was actually pronounced Cherb..

 

"Cherb, its latin for something"

 

"really??"

 

"no" ;-)

[v*****m*n 220]

Well now i can sleep better at night knowing that it is a soft "C". Just as i like them

[thetiminator 100]

I've always gone with a soft C. So, I pronounce it like 'serb.'