The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Funny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe correct pronunciation is datastartrek.websiteimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down116
arrow-up1355arrow-down1imageThe correct pronunciation is datastartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Funny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAren’t they just the american-english pronounciation and the british-english one, like “tomato” vs “tomato”?
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s possible that’s how they started out, but I can confirm that Americans use both, sometimes switching based on the sentence.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSo, after a decade living in Britain, would that mean I now sound posh to American ears when talking about data or just sound wrong half the time? ;)
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLol, Americans wouldn’t hear it as British, sadly. Anywhere you go, people use it interchangeably
Aren’t they just the american-english pronounciation and the british-english one, like “tomato” vs “tomato”?
It’s possible that’s how they started out, but I can confirm that Americans use both, sometimes switching based on the sentence.
So, after a decade living in Britain, would that mean I now sound posh to American ears when talking about data or just sound wrong half the time? ;)
Lol, Americans wouldn’t hear it as British, sadly. Anywhere you go, people use it interchangeably