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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

DATA pronunciation

Is there a "correct" way to use the two pronunciations of DATA- dey- tuh and dah- tuh? I have always thought they were interchangeable.

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Hi, Where I live, I usually hear the former, but I wouldn't say either is more correct. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Where I live, I usually hear the former, but I wouldn't say either is more correct.
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Hi,
Where I live, I usually hear the former, but I wouldn't say either is more correct.

Clive
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AnonymousI have always thought they were interchangeable.
They are. Who is telling you they are not interchangeable?

CJ
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...and to make matters worse, I think, there is daa-ta also. daa pronounces with fa in father.

Tom
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if you are working in IT or in software field, use "day", flapped t, sounding like "day-da".
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