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minus-squareBrem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 days agoMost Americans say “Day-ta” now, literally because of TNG. Look it up, real shiz. Before the show, we said it the other way. I have a friend who pronounced it “dagh tuh” one time and I’ve been wondering what government he works for ever since. Possibly even Klingonese.
minus-squarezikzak025@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoNot universally so. E.g. this documentary predates TNG, and consistently uses the long A pronunciation of data: https://youtu.be/4mfmiecQA98?t=719 (If the timestamp does not work correctly, jump to 12:00 in the video for the example)
Most Americans say “Day-ta” now, literally because of TNG. Look it up, real shiz. Before the show, we said it the other way.
I have a friend who pronounced it “dagh tuh” one time and I’ve been wondering what government he works for ever since. Possibly even Klingonese.
Not universally so.
E.g. this documentary predates TNG, and consistently uses the long A pronunciation of data:
https://youtu.be/4mfmiecQA98?t=719
(If the timestamp does not work correctly, jump to 12:00 in the video for the example)