Chainweasel@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDo you pronounce "Data" as "Day-ta" or "Dah-ta"?message-squaremessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down111
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce "Data" as "Day-ta" or "Dah-ta"?Chainweasel@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squareBrewchin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoIt’s regional. I grew up in Australia, where it’s pronounced as it is in the US: dah-tah. But I now live in the UK, where it’s pronounced day-tah. The same is true of “router”, the network device (but not the woodworking tool): rau-tah vs roo-ter. Working in IT made it a ballache for a while until I remembered to always change my pronunciation for them. 🙄
minus-squareTwinTusks@bitforged.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoLifetime New Yorker, its Day-ta (actually I hear both all the time).
minus-squareBrewchin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThat’s a fair point. I shouldn’t have generalised your entire country, as it has so many linguistic differences. Even outside of the whole pop/soda/Coke thing. 😄
It’s regional. I grew up in Australia, where it’s pronounced as it is in the US: dah-tah. But I now live in the UK, where it’s pronounced day-tah.
The same is true of “router”, the network device (but not the woodworking tool): rau-tah vs roo-ter.
Working in IT made it a ballache for a while until I remembered to always change my pronunciation for them. 🙄
Lifetime New Yorker, its Day-ta (actually I hear both all the time).
That’s a fair point. I shouldn’t have generalised your entire country, as it has so many linguistic differences.
Even outside of the whole pop/soda/Coke thing. 😄