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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about (discuss.tchncs.de)
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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[–] DillyDaily@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Is it a dialect training class? Because otherwise that feels like boarderline racism to penalise someone for having a different an accent.

"Da ta" vs "date-ah" is regional. If you're pronouncing it "wrong" move across the pond and suddenly you'll be right.

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

I mean I live in Colorado and I've heard it both ways all the time. I've even heard "da tum" and "date 'em" for the singular.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He claimed it wasn't an accent. It was a database class. I think he was correct though as that type of thing transcends accents

He was weird. He spent an entire class talking about his divorce and once came in dressed as a cowboy. Oh, and he also taught us for mathematics, and ended up failing the entire class on coursework.

[–] waitingtoderail@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Oxford English dictionary gives both pronunciations, your teacher is just a dick https://www.oed.com/dictionary/data_n?tab=factsheet#219838686 - it's like my ex who always gave me a hard time for saying "ant" instead of "ahnt."