How do you pronounce "SATA"?

[DaisyHead]

So that people you talk to will understand.

"Say Taa"

or

"Saa Taa"

or

"Serial A-Tee-A"

???

 

[Budman]

Serial Hey-T-hey

 

[JBT]

S A T A

I just say the letters as does every other person I know.

 

[RadDreamer]

Serial A Tee A

 

[THUGSROOK]

say taa

 

[Ionizer86]

Esse A Tee A. (Long A sounds)

 

[us3rnotfound]

you sound gay if you say saataa

 

[thorin]

It isn't a word it's an accronym you say the letters.

S - A - T - A
(ess - eh - tee - eh)

Thorin

 

[JC]

ess ay tee ay

 

[labrat25]

serial a-t-a

 

[tapir]

funny, my friends and i just say sah-tah

 

[high]

say-tah

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: JBT
S A T A

I just say the letters as does every other person I know.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: RadDreamer
Serial A Tee A

Everyone I've ever spoken to, friends, computer store employees, coworkers all say that.

 

[Ant001]

Ess Ay Tee Ay
or
Serial Ay Tee Ay

SAYtah?!?!? LOL

 

[arsbanned]

dat new drive tingy

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: JBT
S A T A

I just say the letters as does every other person I know.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: JBT
S A T A

I just say the letters as does every other person I know.

Though sometimes I will say "Serial A T A"


Confused

 

[ViciouS]

i just say thinga-mah-jig

 

[NightCrawler]

Originally posted by: high
say-tah

Easier to say !

 

[tenoc]

Like Santa without the enn.

 

[RalfHutter]

Originally posted by: thorin
It isn't a word it's an accronym you say the letters.

S - A - T - A
(ess - eh - tee - eh)

Thorin

^^^^

 

[vshah]

sah tah

just talk like the guy from pootie tang
sadatay ma cappatan

 

[RabidPossum]

Originally posted by: thorin
It isn't a word it's an accronym you say the letters.

S - A - T - A
(ess - eh - tee - eh)

Thorin

SCUBA is an acronym, too, but I've never heard divers pronounce it as ess-see-yu-bee-aye.

 

[thorin]

Originally posted by: RabidPossum

Originally posted by: thorin
It isn't a word it's an accronym you say the letters.

S - A - T - A
(ess - eh - tee - eh)

SCUBA is an acronym, too, but I've never heard divers pronounce it as ess-see-yu-bee-aye.

Interesting point but kinda wrong:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=scuba

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sata

As websters states in the above links some accronyms are adapted as words due to the placement of the vowels and their use in everyday speach. However there are still alot of accronyms that don't bend themselves nicely to being spoken as words:

ie:
SATA
KPH (K - P - H not keh-puh-hu or keh-f)
MPG (M - P - G not mmmmm-peh-guh)
PSI (P - S - I not sigh or "pssy")

Therefore the general rule of thumb is accronyms are spelt out in speach not spoken/interpreted as words.

Thorin