ZappBrannigan Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 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 586631510[/snapback] Don't you understand that these "ER" or "TER" are DESCRIBING how its said, how it sounds. And btw another vote for beater ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dud Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 (edited) The people saying "prounounce it like the ENGLISH pronounce it" are ridiculous. It's a Greek letter. Saying "beater" is more ridiculous. Why add a letter that isn't there? It's like when I was in Korea and a Korean girl tried to pronounce my friend Josh's name. "Josh-ie?" It took us forever to get her to stop adding the "ie". Merriam-Webster's Definition Edited October 6, 2005 by Unwonted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Veteran Posted October 6, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 6, 2005 greece version, beta 586631584[/snapback] Exactly, that is the origin of the word after all, the greek letter beta. Those zany brits and their over-enunciations of vowel. Have you ever heard some who speaks Queen's English speak Spanish? Side-splitting comedy right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowMeNeo 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] Huh? What Americans have you been talking to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 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 586631510[/snapback] trying to convey pronounciations in text just doesn't work sometimes. because people with pronounce those things differently anyway. to me, there isn't much difference between ter an tah. for example, you could spell better as bettah and i'd say it the same. both are like a "tuh". i know for example that americans don't rhyme saw and sore, but we do. the main dfference between the way we say beta is in the first syllable.. bee or bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T Posted October 6, 2005 Author Share Posted October 6, 2005 Come on guys, there's no need to turn this into a UK vs. USA flame-fest. Now that I think about it, I should of made this a poll :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomZ Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I say "better", don't ask me why, lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I know that it's Bay-tuh, but as someone who learned the word before I ever heard anyone pronouce it, I'm stuck in my ways, with "Bee-tuh". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecaveman Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I say beta like the army, SWAT, all special forces and many others. you know all that alpha and beta stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instant.human Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 i say "bettah". but hell i am from germany... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 i pronounce how it is read in latin...beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsleezy Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 trying to convey pronounciations in text just doesn't work sometimes. because people with pronounce those things differently anyway. to me, there isn't much difference between ter an tah. for example, you could spell better as bettah and i'd say it the same. both are like a "tuh".i know for example that americans don't rhyme saw and sore, but we do. the main dfference between the way we say beta is in the first syllable.. bee or bay 586631672[/snapback] so do you say sore like this ZORRO! LOL sorry i just had to say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y0sh 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] Who speak proper English? Yes, there are those that speak proper English, and there is you. I'm sorry, but if you add the "er" then you're no better than the cockneys who add "R" to Law, Saw to make them Lawr and Sawr. It's highly irritating, not to mention confusing, so please refrain from thinking your way is correct when it's clearly not. Okay? We're good? Thank you. To clarify things: English - Bee-tah American - Bay-tah I say "Bay-tah" because I also say "Day-ta" and Sony's format was "Bay-ta Max" and movies say "Bay-tah" etc. That's not to say "Bee-tah" is wrong though, so all my British bros are good to go! (In fact, you know you're right, right? :p ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no-sweat Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 i say it like it is - beta. betta. bettah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 ... right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bea tar :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZappBrannigan Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Alot of this A/ER thing come from regional dialect and i dont think its fair to say this is right and you're wrong. beater beeta beta I would pronounce all those exactly the same, the ter and ta, im sure is pronounced the same by a lot of people. As for the saw and sore rhyming, well i would say both those words exactly the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr3at0r Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 (edited) alpha and beta are both greek letters they are exactly like A and B in english the greek way is V TA,as in VEE TA so i guess the British English one is more accurate compared to the US one the american way just sounds cooler :p Bayta Edited October 6, 2005 by cr3at0r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I'm sorry, but if you add the "er" then you're no better than the cockneys who add "R" to Law, Saw to make them Lawr and Sawr. 586631705[/snapback] this is the same saw/sore thing. it's wrong to think we purposely like to add letters like R that aren't there... that's just how we say words ending in aw.... no need to get on your high horse over it! tbh, the way you say law, to me it sounds like you're adding an r... like, "R" but with an L sound infront. again, this is probably impossible for you to understand because when it comes down to it, we pronounce Rs differently. it's not worth worrying about.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I always say bay-tah. But according to encarta UK dictionary, its pronounced bee-ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y0sh Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 this is the same saw/sore thing.it's wrong to think we purposely like to add letters like R that aren't there... that's just how we say words ending in aw.... no need to get on your high horse over it! tbh, the way you say law, to me it sounds like you're adding an r... like, "R" but with an L sound infront. again, this is probably impossible for you to understand because when it comes down to it, we pronounce Rs differently. it's not worth worrying about.. 586631727[/snapback] Who's we? Pikeys? Because it's only low-class who say "lawr" and "sawr". Everyone else says it how it's supposed to be: "law" and "saw".. L with an aww at the end of it. The R business is a laughing matter amongst Aristocrats and the like. For all Americans trying to understand the 'better' thing: In UK, Better is pronounced Bettuh (say it fast and pronounce the Ts.. no rolling Ts like "water") or if you find it easier - beh-tuh. A lot of the time, the R at the end of a word is made silent (Low-class add the R to other words where it's not needed, but that's a different story). That's how Better = Bettah/Bettuh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernatch Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 you've lost me then. the way lower class and upper class people of england say law is more similar than the way americans say it, as far as i can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dior_addict Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bay-tuh as well here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bay-tah Thats how its pronounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skorpian Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 bet - ah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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