Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

Do you pronounce "Data" as "Day-ta" or "Dah-ta"?

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Do you pronounce "Data" as "Day-ta" or "Dah-ta"?

Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

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@weker01@sh.itjust.works
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I pronounce it “data” of course.
- Tug
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  Of course! That’s the only way to say it, all others are wrong!
  - @massacre@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago
    Agreed. Does it have two Ts? Then it’s not datta which you just instinctively rest as dah-ta

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