The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Funny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.world · 9 months agoThe correct pronunciation is datastartrek.websiteimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down116
arrow-up1356arrow-down1imageThe correct pronunciation is datastartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Funny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoAren’t they just the american-english pronounciation and the british-english one, like “tomato” vs “tomato”?
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months 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-down1·9 months 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-up3·9 months 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