On the subject of Data. (Poll)

What is the correct pronunciation. I've heard that DA-TUH is singular it's used as "This data," and that DAY-TUH is plural and used as "These data." But does it really matter how we say it?

I thought we were going to talk about Data on Star Trek. I always thought he was cool, but he could have been cooler if he had guns in his nipples like a Fembot. He'd come on the bridge with holes in his shirt and Riker would say, "it looks like someone almost got the drop on you, Data." Then Data would say, "yes, Commander, but they won't be bothering me again."

Da Tuh. There isn't a "y" in data. Err well I guess I say Da Ta fastesttruck

What is the correct pronunciation. I've heard that DA-TUH is singular it's used as "This data," and that DAY-TUH is plural and used as "These data." But does it really matter how we say it?

MasterKingMP

I don't think the application matters. Or the pronunciation, for that matter. It's just like potato or tomato. There are multiple ways of pronouncing it. It's just that some people prefer one or the other, regardless of what the original pronunciation was.

Da Tuh. There isn't a "y" in data. Err well I guess I say Da Ta fastesttruck

There isn't a y in "date" either.

Do you say "I went on a dat" or "What's the dat today?"

"Day-tuh" is used in British English.

Either is (apparently) acceptable in American English.