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Person 1: I've just released the beta version of my OS!!
Person 2: Really? I didn't know there was a first version in the first place!

Beta when pronounced incorrectly seems more like 'better'... then again, we all know that betas are better because without them we couldn't get free stuff while all the other suckers have to pay for a more stable version ...

Or maybe better is beta ?

(try saying this aloud, but pronounce 'beta' as 'better')

pcmattman wrote:Person 1: I've just released the beta version of my OS!!
Person 2: Really? I didn't know there was a first version in the first place!

Beta when pronounced incorrectly seems more like 'better'... then again, we all know that betas are better because without them we couldn't get free stuff while all the other suckers have to pay for a more stable version ...

Or maybe better is beta ?

(try saying this aloud, but pronounce 'beta' as 'better')

I guess that depends on their location and any accompanying accent involved, here beta doesn't sound at all like "better".

It's like "bay-ta".. I only know a few people who say it like "beh-ta".

Hope this helped

I know how to say 'beta' (more like 'bayta'), I just thought it might be interesting to point out the obvious confusion less educated people might get.

Brynet-Inc wrote:I guess that depends on their location and any accompanying accent involved, here beta doesn't sound at all like "better".

It's like "bay-ta".. I only know a few people who say it like "beh-ta".

Over here it's usually "beh-tah" but it's not much of a problem since when we mean "better" it sounds more like "bater" here. Of course, all of that may be related to the fact that we tend to speak Dutch here, not English .

When we speak English it gets pronounced "bay-tah", AFAIK. And pronouncing English words ending in '-er' as ending in '-ah' is pretty strongly discouraged by the educational system (or at least it was by my teachers ).

Perhaps someone from Greece could enlighten us on the proper pronunciation?

beh-tah is about right from what I know. Then again, who knows how the ancient Greek pronounced it?

I do know that better <-> "besser" around here, and I do think that public beta sucks because what you do get is annoyed users who think that a beta should work just fine, and what you don't get is proper beta testing (i.e., trying the 20 instead of using the 80)...

Here in Australia it's neither bay-tuh or better, it's pronounced bee-tuh. I don't think there is a single correct way, because I've heard all 3 in conversation.

After thinking about it.. Sometimes it sounds like "bay-da" testing.. (beda) instead of (beta).

Anyway, It's such a diverse world eh?

MessiahAndrw wrote:Here in Australia it's neither bay-tuh or better, it's pronounced bee-tuh. I don't think there is a single correct way, because I've heard all 3 in conversation.

That's funny, I pronounce it bay-ta...

pcmattman wrote:

MessiahAndrw wrote:Here in Australia it's neither bay-tuh or better, it's pronounced bee-tuh. I don't think there is a single correct way, because I've heard all 3 in conversation.

That's funny, I pronounce it bay-ta...

Maybe it's South-Australian-speak

Here in Holland it is pronounced like beh-tah. We pronounce it like the ancient Greek probably did. I know this because I have had Ancient Greek lessons. In Greek it is: βητα: spelled as bèta, èta, tau, alpha. In Holland we write bèta, and pronounce the è as a long èh (as in "bEtter", but longer).
By the way the word alphabet was made from the first two letters alpha-bèta of the Greek alphabet

MessiahAndrw wrote:

pcmattman wrote:

MessiahAndrw wrote:Here in Australia it's neither bay-tuh or better, it's pronounced bee-tuh. I don't think there is a single correct way, because I've heard all 3 in conversation.

That's funny, I pronounce it bay-ta...

Maybe it's South-Australian-speak

Now, if you were from NSW I would accuse you of destroying the language... but then, I can't offend South Australia, coz my favourite band comes from there...

Off-topic: Oh no, not the Hilltop Hoods?

In Tasmania (Australia), we say it the bee-tuh way.

In Slovakia we say the word "beta" without English accent, like a bit short "beh-tah".

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Yayyak wrote:Off-topic: Oh no, not the Hilltop Hoods?

In Tasmania (Australia), we say it the bee-tuh way.

Yay! I'm not alone!

another intresting thing is how english speakers pronounce linux..