EPTIve just got a quick question about pronounciation. Ive been saying beta as "bay-ta" while my friend thinks its "bee-ta".
Which is the correct way to say it?
How to say Beta?
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Fen
Australia1848 Posts
Ive just got a quick question about pronounciation. Ive been saying beta as "bay-ta" while my friend thinks its "bee-ta". Which is the correct way to say it? | ||
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Who the hell pronounces it Bee-ta? | ||
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Ideas
United States8171 Posts
On September 01 2009 00:06 Roffles wrote: Isn't it Bay-ta? Who the hell pronounces it Bee-ta? qft | ||
JWD
United States12607 Posts
On September 01 2009 00:06 Roffles wrote: Isn't it Bay-ta? Who the hell pronounces it Bee-ta? yep | ||
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naonao
United States847 Posts
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FaCE_1
Canada6184 Posts
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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Zortch
Canada635 Posts
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coltrane
Chile988 Posts
should be something like béta | ||
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Enrique
United States377 Posts
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Falcynn
United States3597 Posts
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Tehinf
United States192 Posts
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VarmVaffel
Norway378 Posts
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Enrique
United States377 Posts
On September 01 2009 00:20 Tehinf wrote: what about data, some people say day-ta, and other people say dat-ta Technically, as I recall, both of those are correct as well. One is the plural, and one is the singular. Of course I don't remember which is which. (I think day-ta is singular) It is, of course, a distinction, much like who vs. whom, that almost no one adheres to anymore. | ||
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inReacH
Sweden1612 Posts
On September 01 2009 00:20 Tehinf wrote: what about data, some people say day-ta, and other people say dat-ta Star Trek: TNG. | ||
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VorcePA
United States1102 Posts
The "e" is not elongated by the "a". Both vowels are short. | ||
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Hamster1800
United States175 Posts
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Hyde
Australia14568 Posts
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Enrique
United States377 Posts
On September 01 2009 00:23 Hamster1800 wrote: Actually the singular form of data is datum. Well in that case, the only difference is that one is Data's name... and the other is not. Totally one of my favorite lines from TNG. | ||
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
god i'm weird I also pronounced bisu, Bis-sue up until the mass of TL pressure has made me say bee-su For months I did not get those bee suit jokes =/ | ||
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