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  1. american english - Data pronunciation: "dayta" or "dahta"?

    Jan 26, 2011 · Perhaps the more interesting question is "How was data originally pronounced?". According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the term first appeared in 1946, and was used …

  2. pronunciation - In which way is /dɑːtə/ more formal than /deɪtə ...

    Sep 17, 2011 · Wiktionary lists two different UK pronunciations of data: /deɪtə/ (UK, US) /dɑːtə/ (Australia, UK formal) Under what kind of circumstances would the /ɑː/ sound be used? Which …

  3. pronunciation - Is day-ta more common in the South or the North …

    May 7, 2016 · So I've read that dah-ta is more common in the US than in other places, but is day-ta or dah-ta more common to hear in the South? I haven't been able to find that out for sure.

  4. pronunciation - How is SQL pronounced? - English Language

    Dec 22, 2010 · The first version/draft of SQL was in fact called Structured English Query Language and the acronym was SEQUEL. Due to trademark violations on the acronym, the …

  5. How to pronounce the programmer's abbreviation "char"

    Mar 5, 2012 · Furthermore, it is a completely non-obvious pronunciation if you don’t already know that char is short for character and how character is pronounced. This form is very similar to …

  6. Hot Linked Questions - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Data pronunciation: "dayta" or "dahta"? I hear "dayta" more often, but what's the correct pronunciation?

  7. Pronunciation of "cache" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    May 23, 2011 · /kæʃ/ is the original pronunciation, as from the original French 'cache'. /keɪʃ/ is widely heard in the IT world and elsewhere. Both are therefore "correct" in the sense that they …

  8. Why do they use "received" in "received pronunciation" instead of ...

    Feb 6, 2021 · The special case of received pronunciation came about because the original meaning of received, from when it was borrowed into English, was that of Latin receptus …

  9. pronunciation - Why are Greek letters pronounced incorrectly in ...

    77 The pronunciation of Greek letters by scientists isn't very different from the pronunciation of the Greek letters in the respective countries: American scientists pronounce them pretty much the …

  10. pronunciation - What is the correct way to pronounce 'router ...

    Merriam-Webster lists both ˈrüt and ˈrau̇t as possible pronunciations for route but only ˈrau̇-tər for router. Is it really wrong to pronounce router as 'rüter ?