Chainweasel@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDo you pronounce "Data" as "Day-ta" or "Dah-ta"?message-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down18
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce "Data" as "Day-ta" or "Dah-ta"?Chainweasel@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareBrewchin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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. 🙄
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. 🙄