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  1. 19-Sep-2008, 12:50 #1
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    Why the first letter 'a' in a word 'data' is pronunced as in 'lake' and the second 'a' pronunced as in 'ask'.

    plz help. answer with the reasons
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    sandeep
  2. 19-Sep-2008, 14:00 #2
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    English data (pronounced d[ei]-ta or d[ae]-ta, among other pronunications) comes from Latin d[ae]-ta.

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