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WillowbrookWord 96 of 100 · Both are correct
How to pronounce data
Both ways are correct
🇬🇧 most British people
DAY·tə
/ˈdeɪtə/
🌍 also common
DAH·tə
/ˈdɑːtə/
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- Listen to both, two or three times.
- Say them slowly, one after the other: DAY-tə, then DAH-tə.
- Choose one and use it. Both are fine!
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How do you pronounce data?
Both ways are correct: /ˈdeɪtə/, said DAY-tə (most British people), and /ˈdɑːtə/, said DAH-tə (also common). Which one do you say? Tell me!
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