Dah-tah

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rouge — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:50 PM)

Lulz that’s pretty funny and now I learned a new Welsh word!
Slightly unrelated, but I grew up learning British English (as does most of the non-English speaking world afaik). I knew before moving to America there were gonna be some slight differences and I tried preparing myself as much as possible by watching American movies, tv shows, etc.
Fast forward, I’m in university. I realized I forgot to bring an “eraser,” so I ask the guy next to me if I could borrow a “rubber”… he gives me this slightly horrified and confused look. And that’s when I learned that rubber was slang for condom in America
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Loki — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:55 PM)

2 words for girl. Merch, and hogan, depending where you are.

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Loki — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:55 PM)

2 words for girl. Merch, and hogan, depending where you are.

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/.​ — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:57 PM)

2 words for girl. Merch, and hogan, depending where you are.
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Twizlee — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 01:51 PM)

Dah-tah

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/.​ — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 01:54 PM)

That's exactly who I think of too when I see this thread.
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Fun Guy From Yuggoth — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:27 PM)

Picard pronounces it "Dater"

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/.​ — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:28 PM)

The English call Goldie Hawn Goldie Horne.
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Fun Guy From Yuggoth — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:41 PM)

Kooky Brits!

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Pandora — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 01:56 PM)

I know his name is Data but I have never really watched Star Trek. How do they pronounce his name?

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Fun Guy From Yuggoth — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:26 PM)

Like Day-Tuh

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Loki — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:32 PM)

See that just fuels the idea in my mind that day-ta is the American pronunciation. Star Trek is an American show.

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Pandora — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:52 PM)

It's the British pronunciation too. I thought dah-tah was Australian/NZ but it seems quite popular.

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Loki — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 03:00 PM)

I only thought it was. In Swedish it's pronounced dah-ta so everyone here would saynit like that in English. So would every foreign language.

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MissMargoChanning — 2 years ago(March 07, 2024 02:06 PM)

Depends on the company I'm in…
seriously, I've never thought of it before, but I have used both pronunciations.
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