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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread How to pronounce 'data' #6116 09/06/00 07:13 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 1 S shale OP stranger OP shale stranger S Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 1 Some people pronounce the word 'data' as \'day tuh\, while others pronounce it \'dat uh\ (first syllable rhymes with 'cat'. Does anyone know what regional or occupational backgrounds lead a person to use one form or the other? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted How to pronounce 'data' shale 09/06/00 07:13 PM Re: How to pronounce 'data' Max Quordlepleen 09/06/00 07:40 PM Re: How to pronounce 'data' Bridget 09/07/00 05:44 AM Re: How to pronounce 'data' Max Quordlepleen 09/07/00 05:55 AM Re: How to pronounce 'data' Bingley 09/08/00 04:40 AM Re: How to pronounce 'data' Max Quordlepleen 09/08/00 04:49 AM Re: How to pronounce 'data' Jackie 09/07/00 02:23 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,020 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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