djtaylor Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Yeah, Americans are strange like that.They say "eye-rak" for "Iraq". They say "rou-ter" instead of "Router". They say "vy-tamins" instead of "Vitamins". They say "muk one" instead of "Mach One". They say "Mo-bol" instead of "Mobile". And they can't even pronounce "Basil" they say "bay-zal"! :rofl: Honestly, I think us Brits need to teach them how to talk properly again. And BTW, we invented the language, you lot butchered it! :p 585130421[/snapback] I totally agree. Just to be clear though: the correct way to pronounce 'router' is 'roo-ter'. Americans pronounce the 'ou' like the 'ow' in 'cow'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code.Red Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 bay-tah I don't know anyone that says it differently.. then again i havent head many people say it anyway :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 BAY-TUH (Y) If you're gonna say it, at least say it right :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtaylor Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 BAY-TUH (Y) If you're gonna say it, at least say it right :D 585146948[/snapback] So then you'd say bee-ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrosive23 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 So then you'd say bee-ta. 585146987[/snapback] http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=beta :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equinox_76 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 dictionnary says beta So I guess it would be bay-tah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtaylor Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=beta :rolleyes: 585147011[/snapback] That dictionary is American, and if you notice, it gives both bee-ta and bay-ta as valid pronunciations. Since 'beta' is a Greek word and the Greeks pronounce it 'bee-ta', that is the correct pronunciation. End of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AionXn_ Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Neither of the choices.I say it like all my math teachers say: Beh-ta. :happy: 585144545[/snapback] ahah thats how i say it too :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=NickJ= Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Like thisDuh. 585146873[/snapback] http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=beta :rolleyes: 585147011[/snapback] how many more people are gonna post AMERICAN dictionaries as the definative answer? dictionary.reference.com has come up about three times now, and if you take a look @ any British English Dictionaries (like say the Oxford Dictionary) it quite clearly states that the correct pronounciation is bee-ta. But its all a moot point as the only reliable source is from a Greek dictionary, other than that each country has developed their own pronounciation based on the trends of their accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtaylor Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 how many more people are gonna post AMERICAN dictionaries as the definative answer? dictionary.reference.com has come up about three times now, and if you take a look @ any British English Dictionaries (like say the Oxford Dictionary) it quite clearly states that the correct pronounciation is bee-ta. But its all a moot point as the only reliable source is from a Greek dictionary, other than that each country has developed their own pronounciation based on the trends of their accent. 585147069[/snapback] Exactly. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveMasterT Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 how many more people are gonna post AMERICAN dictionaries as the definative answer? dictionary.reference.com has come up about three times now, and if you take a look @ any British English Dictionaries (like say the Oxford Dictionary) it quite clearly states that the correct pronounciation is bee-ta. But its all a moot point as the only reliable source is from a Greek dictionary, other than that each country has developed their own pronounciation based on the trends of their accent. 585147069[/snapback] they also pronounce aluminum as aliminium... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 :o ^^^ ITS WRONG ITS WRONG!!! THE REST OF THE WORLD IS WRONG!!! :lol: j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blivrail Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 they also pronounce aluminum as aliminium... :p 585147172[/snapback] Actually sorry to revive this thread, but aluminum was orignally spelt with one I, as in aluminum... but the brits decided to change the spelling to have two eyes, like aluminium, so it'd follow a lot of the other elements with -ium ending... Anyways that's why a lot of people still pronounce (and spell) it aLUminum with stress on capital LU, rather than British aluMINium That's what I was told! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rk Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 The Greek pronunciation is like "vee-tuh" but it's "bay-tuh" for computer purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 bayta in spanish its beh-ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyGlass Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 In the uk we say bee-tah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 bee-ta like a beater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyGlass Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Id say beatar not beater because its like errrrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfoos Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Bay-ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyGlass Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Someone record there voice saying Beta and post it here please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M/\TT Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 I say Bee-ta. Always have, Always will :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa22guy Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 For everyone in the UK and everywhere else in the world, take this from an professional QA Engineer and former Microsoft employee, it's pronounced "Bay-ta". I live in the Seattle area, pretty much the high-tech capitol of the world (besides Silicon Vally) and if you said "Bee-ta" in any professional computer job environment around here you'd be laughed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfoos Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Someone record there voice saying Beta and post it here please. 585272034[/snapback] Here ya go. Now I'd like to hear someone from beeta land record there voice saying beta and post it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fish Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 There is no Y in Beta. BETA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=NickJ= Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 For everyone in the UK and everywhere else in the world, take this from an professional QA Engineer and former Microsoft employee, it's pronounced "Bay-ta". I live in the Seattle area, pretty much the high-tech capitol of the world (besides Silicon Vally) and if you said "Bee-ta" in any professional computer job environment around here you'd be laughed it. 585272131[/snapback] and if you were at Microsoft UK Headquarters, you'd be laughed at for saying bay-ta, its a simple fact that its just down to where you are from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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