Both. I feel like one of them always tends to fit the conversation better than the other, but which one that is seems to be totally random.
Same with Caribbean. Royal Caribbean and Pirates of the Caribbean both sound wrong if you use the alternate pronunciation.
Yes
The only proper way to pronounce data is the way Captain Jean Luc Picard pronounces it.
Dahtum
Dayta
As an American and originally from the mid-west, I pronounce it “day-ta”.
Day-ter
Da-tah.
If it’s well structured then day ta. If it’s more raw then dah ta.
Idk why, why the second way sounds more raw.
I feel like this thread is missing Australians and Kiwis saying that it’s neither /ˈdeɪtə/ nor /ˈdætə/ but actually /ˈdɐːtə/. One of the Australian post docs in the group in which I did my thesis used that last one.
Day-ta. The latter is how Americans pronounce it?
Some do. I say day-ta as do most of the people I’ve worked with across the US
You’re forgetting the third pronunciation, Dat-uh. “Dat,” as in DAT ASS youknowwhatI’msayin
dətə
It doesn’t matter. Pronounce it either way because it’s acceptable.
Language is fluid and communication is about understanding the intent of what you’re saying. If someone doesn’t know what you mean by pronouncing it either way, then they are being obtuse and need a quick punch in the dongle.
This is why I pronounce it DAH-TAY
Depends on how much Star Trek we’ve been watching lately.
so, always Dayta.
Data is a proper noun, data is not.
Applicable to many areas of my life
Day-ta
Ditto
Dih-toe
Die-toe
That’s German and means “the toe”
Die Bart die
Die über toe!
You should probably see a podiatrist for that problem.
Dit toh
Dy-do
This is the way