
american english - Data pronunciation: "dayta" or "dahta"?
2011年1月27日 · That depends on which country you live in and what your definition of "correct" is. The US and Australia, for example, predominantly use "dayta" but New Zealanders say "dahta". In short, either is correct but different countries' cultures have different norms.
In which way is /dɑːtə/ more formal than /deɪtə/?
2011年9月17日 · Even in formal environments, I hardly ever hear /dɑːtə/ any more. 15 years ago it was, while not common, still in usage in computer halls (back when they were computer halls) but it seemed to vanish along with the move away from mainframes to PC based servers.
Is day-ta more common in the South or the North of the US?
2016年5月7日 · 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?
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Is "data" treated as singular or plural in formal contexts?
This is intended as a clarification of the "correctness" of using data as a mass noun, for those strict-minded sticklers (there's plenty of them) who might be unconvinced by Kosmonaut's "languages borrow words and do whatever they want with them":
Why is Nike pronounced "naikee" and not "naik"?
2017年11月22日 · English spelling does not have a one-to-one relationship with English pronunciation, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that "Nike" does not rhyme with "bike" and "strike" (except for when it does—apparently, there are some speakers who don't use the "official", disyllabic pronunciation for the brand).
A a verb synonymous with "destroy [document]"?
2015年10月4日 · I'd suggest expunge.. expunge: to eliminate completely; wipe out; efface; destroy (Random House)to erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant)()