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Old 05-18-2007, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna View Post


And yes, I did...I'm ashamed.

And Tower, the data things is more of a preference thing...most dictionaries (at least the ones at my office and online) list both pronunciations as correct ones
you should be ashamed.

and re: data, "dayta" is the preferred pronunciations according to most dictionaries, but the others "dat-a" and "dah-ta" are acceptable. much more egregious is when people use "data" as singular. it's plural.
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