Ask LemmyEnglish • 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 LemmyEnglish • 2 months ago

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@RoidingOldMan
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115•2 months ago
Depends on how much Star Trek we’ve been watching lately.
- @acosmichippo
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  26•2 months ago
  so, always Dayta.
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    2 months ago
    Data is a proper noun, data is not.
    
    https://youtu.be/WssBJeExiOM
- DominusOfMegadeus
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  11•2 months ago
  Applicable to many areas of my life

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