Matt T Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 This has bugged me for ages - how do you pronounce the word BETA? I've heard it pronounced "beater", "better" and "beader" and as you can imagine, it's been rather confusing for me. :wacko: So how do you pronounce it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted October 6, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 6, 2005 I say it 'better'. I thought it was only americans that pronounced it beater :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 beater :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keito Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Yeah Beat'a, unlike the US who say Bayta 586631453[/snapback] No... it's more of a Bay-ta then Beater. http://www.pathguy.com/alphabet.htm http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/pronunciation.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_%28letter%29 People studying greek will know best, next to greek people :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Huh? where the hell did the "er" come from?!?!?!!? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bay-tuh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
]SK[ Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Yeah Beat'a, unlike the US who say Bayta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbie Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Yeah Beat'a, unlike the US who say Bayta 586631453[/snapback] Aye, I was having an argument with a friend at work.. In the UK it's Beat'a, in the US its Bayta. Simple :) qbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticparadox Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I've always said bay-tuh, but now you got me thinking. Alphabet = Alpha + Beta. Could beta be pronounced 'beh-tuh'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoe*nix Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I was wondering this aswell. I say "Bee-ta". I think that's the same as "beater" and "beat'a". I've always heard americans say "bay-ta" but never heard "better" before :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootwiler Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bay-tah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gauge Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 It's true. We in the UK, who speak proper English :), pronounce it "beater" whereas the Americans pronounce it "beyter". Unlike the word 'Data' which the UK pronounces "Dayter" and the US pronounces "Darta"... unless you're watching ST: TNG. Just don't confuse this pronunciation with Feta cheese, which is said "fetta". I'm going back to bed. This is all too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quartec Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bi ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotherrabbit Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 No offense, but if that is how they say it in the UK, then the UK'ers don't know how to sound out words correctly. That's a horrible mispronouning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotherrabbit Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 It's true. We in the UK, who speak proper English :), pronounce it "beater" whereas the Americans pronounce it "beyter".Unlike the word 'Data' which the UK pronounces "Dayter" and the US pronounces "Darta"... unless you're watching ST: TNG. Just don't confuse this pronunciation with Feta cheese, which is said "fetta". I'm going back to bed. This is all too much. 586631498[/snapback] AGAIN, Where the HELL are you uk'ers getting this "ER" or "TER" at the end. It's spelt BETA!!!!!!! TA TA TA!!!!!! jesus christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redFX Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Bay-Tah Bay as in the beach. Tah as in a womens tahtahs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman2372 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 At least this US guy says it Bay-tah and Day-ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kcinay Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 B?TA> K' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mrbester MVC Posted October 6, 2005 MVC Share Posted October 6, 2005 No offense, but if that is how they say it in the UK, then the UK'ers don't know how to sound out words correctly. That's a horrible mispronouning Offence taken. Seeing as it migrated from Greek into English and then across the pond perhaps you clueless Yanks who can't spell altered the pronunciation as part of the independence kick. You could ask the Italians how they pronounce "Florence", or the French "Paris" and come to the same arrogant conclusion... "Bayta" always makes me think of Snake in The Simpsons after he's nicked a VCR and is disappointed when he notices the format. theyarecomingforyou 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotherrabbit Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 This whole topic is Qu-eer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy2k4 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Bee-ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intersect Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Queer is some thing to discribe a gender or some thing strange. how can this topic be any one of the above?. In england we speek properly and do not drop words from our spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 (edited) Queer is some thing to discribe a gender or some thing strange. how can this topic be any one of the above?. In england we speek properly and do not drop words from our spelling. 586631540[/snapback] Now this is a pointless thread. We have two similar languages that have some differences. Neither are wrong. I personally dont like it when you UK people talk as if you speak properly over us Americans. I use the word "English" liberally to describe what language I speak in the US, but if you must get technical, I would call UK English "English", since that is where it originated, and the US English "American English". This over 'proper' and 'improper' because once a notion becomes widely used (i.e. the whole population of the US) it isnt improper anymore. bay-tah, btw -Spenser Edited October 6, 2005 by stifler6478 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauma Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 greece version, beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaekwad2 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bettah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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