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"?

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You’re the person who corrects people to say “datum” and “the data are …” aren’t you?
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  That would be me
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  Not necessarily, no

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