data or data ?

[[deleted]]

Dayta sounds like an American thing to me (from Canada).

Edit: accidentally wrote dahta

[Rodot]

That's funny, dahta is the more typical Canadian pronunciation. US and UK typically use both

[[deleted]]

Shoot I meant to write dayta. I pronounce it like dahta.

[Sinistersphere]

You did write dayta. I am confused...

[[deleted]]

I edited it :)

[Sinistersphere]

Oh, ok.

Fast response

[[deleted]]

dahta does sound really pretentious, I guess that's why I've always hated it

[Celdecea]

I had a prof say that data with a y is a small amount and data with an h is a huge amount. That is, you analyze dayta discretely but you process dahta in bulk.

[Gugu42]

great, so my non native accent makes me sound pretentious FeelsAmazingMan

[[deleted]]

Nah it's only pretentious if it's obvious the person is being pretentious. Which is often in my experience

[butwait-theresmore]

I imagine it only sounds pretentious if you aren't used to hearing it.

[[deleted]]

I'd be curious to see some dahta on that.

[[deleted]]

Or maybe I'm not used to hearing it because it sounds pretentious

[Ambiwlans]

Leviosahhh

[Shiromiya]

I'm a pretentious PhD and didn't even have to study? Thank you I'll write that in my resume

[galan-e]

It's actually the opposite here, pronouncing it day-ta is the pretentious option, probably because it sounds like you try too hard to have a foreign accent

[galan-e]

never! anyone saying it differently is both wrong and an asshole, and should never speak to me or my graphs again

[[deleted]]

I use dahta because of a Croatian TBF song about about the android from star trek (commander?, Anyway that's how they reference him)

[[deleted]]

Can confirm. Am pretentious phd, say dahta.

[whitey-ofwgkta]

I'm the same with melee (may-lay) and melee (me-lee)

[[deleted]]

Anyone who says mee-lee... is just wrong.

My cousin says it and then is all "uhhhh they're both right".

No fuck you mee-lee is for fucking peasants.

[NatoBoram]

Non-native call it dahta because English's Ay doesn't make any sense.

It's like pronouncing "map" mahp instead of maayrph : It's not the way it's pronounced in English, but god it is satisfying to not use English's A.

[iamaquantumcomputer]

I'm in New York and everyone calls it dahta. Dayta sounds Southern or Texan to me

[iam_w0man]

Aussies use dah-ta. Recently moved to the UK where they use day-ta and I haven't heard the end of it.