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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I must have heard "saata" somewhere because that's my head-pronunciation, and it doesn't match how I say data (dayta). Not sure I've ever said it out loud.

Could be an "avoiding saying anything like 'Satan'" kind of thing, not because of religion, but more to avoid lame jokes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

well "saata" is closer to the pronounciation of satan in finnish, "saatana". Was it Linus you've heard?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Ha. No, I don't think it was Linus, but it might have been someone else European. Really hard to be sure at this point. SATA has been around for a while.

And I've unearthed a memory of the other, other pronunciation that I know I've heard: "serial ay-tee-ay". Why make it an acronym when you can say one of the words and then the initials of the others!