Gif-vs-jif Memes

The tech world's most pointless debate that somehow causes more arguments than tabs vs spaces. Is it "day-ta" or "dah-ta"? The answer depends entirely on whether you went to school in the US or literally anywhere else on the planet. Liam's response is gold because your brain automatically reads both pronunciations differently in the same sentence. It's like that GIF/JIF war, except nobody's built an entire career around being pretentious about data pronunciation... yet. Fun fact: The Latin origin "datum" suggests "dah-ta" is technically more correct, but good luck explaining etymology to your PM during standup when they ask about the "day-ta pipeline."