This point has long been discussed on the Statalist FAQ.
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/statalist.html#pronounce
Nick
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Jeremy Miles
> On 26/10/06, William Gould, Stata <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > The question of pronunciation arose early and in a
> surprising way. It had
> > always seemed obvious to me that Stata was pronounced, well, Stata,
>
> But does that rhyme with baiter, barter, or batter? Or can we
> pronounce Stata differently, depending on where we are from (or where
> we live)?
>
> (If that was deliberately ambiguous, then ignore this question.)
>
> Jeremy "rhyme with baiter" Miles
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