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Is it Carrara or Carrera?

Posted on April 10, 2015April 24, 2015 by admin

You’d be surprised to see how often people misspelled this gorgeous stone! We hate to admit it, but its a bit of a pet peeve of ours. So we’re here to straighten out the confusion. The spelling and pronunciation is often confused. The photo pretty much tells it all

CARRARA = MARBLE (Named after the town/quarry the marble comes from in Italy)

CARRERA = Porsche ModelGerman Porsche

CALACATTA INDIA

Spelling can mean two different things! When you’re referencing ‪#‎marble‬, make sure you spell it correct; which is = ‪#‎Calacatta‬. If you spell it like this = ‪#‎Calcutta‬, your referring to a city in India!

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