Pretty sure this has come up before but...
by Hoot 
, Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 16:35 (7 days ago)
I don't recall a consensus.
"Carbine" rhymes with 'bean'
or
"Carbine" rhymes with 'wine'
You can say CarBEAN or you can say CarBYNE
by Miles 
, CIVITATES AMERICAE, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 21:43 (6 days ago) @ Hoot
edited by Miles, Thursday, January 15, 2026, 04:47
I've heard carbine pronounced both ways; CarBYNE and CarBEAN.
I tend to accept the first, as a farm combine machine is pronounced ComBYNE and things are ComBYNED together.
BUT, in The Last of the Mohicans, the nickname for Hawkeye: 'La Longue Carabine' (Long Rifle) which was also used by the French speakers I ran into when I was stationed in Germany for our full sized M16A2s compared to their FAMAS bullpups, pronounced it as CaraBEAN
So there.
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Esse sine metu in facie inimici tui. Sit fortis et rectus quod Deus ut amo te. Veritatem dico semper etiam si eam ducit ad mortem tuam. Tuendam inops et facere no mali.
Born Nathaniel Bumppo.....
and orphaned at a young age and rescued by Moravian Missionaries and raised by the Delaware with Chingachgook as his tribal guardian & sponsor.
The following narrates how he grew from the juvenile "deerslayer" to the blooded brave "hawkeye"
"Good!" he repeated, for this was an English word much used by the savages, "good! young head; young heart, too. Old heart tough; no shed tear. Hear Indian when he die, and no want to lie—what he call him?"
"Deerslayer is the name I bear now, though the Delawares have said that when I get back from this war-path, I shall have a more manly title, provided I can 'arn one."
"That good name for boy—poor name for warrior. He get better quick. No fear there,"
—the savage had strength sufficient, under the strong excitement he felt, to raise a hand and tap the young man on his breast,—
"eye sartain—finger lightning—aim, death—great warrior soon. No Deerslayer—Hawkeye—Hawkeye—Hawkeye. Shake hand."
The Deerslayer....
That is an awesome online library
by Miles , CIVITATES AMERICAE, Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12:52 (6 days ago) @ RayLee
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Esse sine metu in facie inimici tui. Sit fortis et rectus quod Deus ut amo te. Veritatem dico semper etiam si eam ducit ad mortem tuam. Tuendam inops et facere no mali.
Pretty sure this has come up before but...
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:08 (6 days ago) @ Hoot
It's always been car-bean here and when I was growing up. I never heard it any other way. Recently someone referred to it as car-bine (wine) and it caught me up a bit. Doesn't matter really but I was curious.
Next challenge:
Whale-an
or
Wheel-an
The good Colonel, of course. 
I say car-bean
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Thursday, January 15, 2026, 19:35 (6 days ago) @ Hoot
I could be “wrong” but like most things, I just don’t care. Yu can give great arguments with lots of history and facts and I just don’t care….
Car bean…