Comments on: Weird Aussie pronunciation http://tgo.elated.com/2007/11/01/weird-aussie-pronunciation/ Expat adventures Down Under Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Andrea http://tgo.elated.com/2007/11/01/weird-aussie-pronunciation/#comment-1324 Andrea Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:08:02 +0000 http://tgo.elated.com/2007/11/01/weird-aussie-pronunciation/#comment-1324 Before the internet became widespread it was 'darta' here in the UK too. 'Dayta' is something we adopted from the Americans. Blame the Microsoft generation. I do occasionally hear people here who use 'dayta' in relation to computers and 'darta' when referring to anything else. I suppose that's as correct as it's going to get. Before the internet became widespread it was ‘darta’ here in the UK too. ‘Dayta’ is something we adopted from the Americans. Blame the Microsoft generation.

I do occasionally hear people here who use ‘dayta’ in relation to computers and ‘darta’ when referring to anything else. I suppose that’s as correct as it’s going to get.

]]> By: Matt http://tgo.elated.com/2007/11/01/weird-aussie-pronunciation/#comment-1302 Matt Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:07:03 +0000 http://tgo.elated.com/2007/11/01/weird-aussie-pronunciation/#comment-1302 Thanks for your comment Candice. That's interesting. Maybe I was just picking it up from foreigners then! Whereabouts do you live? Maybe it's a regional thing. Thanks for your comment Candice. That’s interesting. Maybe I was just picking it up from foreigners then!

Whereabouts do you live? Maybe it’s a regional thing.

]]> By: Candice http://tgo.elated.com/2007/11/01/weird-aussie-pronunciation/#comment-1300 Candice Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:00:12 +0000 http://tgo.elated.com/2007/11/01/weird-aussie-pronunciation/#comment-1300 eco is pronounced eeko down here... ive only ever heard foreigners say "echo" eco is pronounced eeko down here… ive only ever heard foreigners say “echo”

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