How do YOU pronounce it?

[theredviola]

Beta! I've heard it said a few ways, but how do my fellow mmo-c'ers pronounce beta?

[Umbra]

[Beh-tah], being Swedish and all.

[Deleted]

Bay-ta. Heard some fellow Englishman call it Beeta, but that does not sound right to me.

[ptwonline]

Bay-tah

Hmm, not quite like that. There is a bit more emphasis on the "t", so perhaps more like "ba-tah" with the first "a" being hard.

[Xyanide]

As an American I say bay-ta, most Europeans I know say it either as bee-ta, or depending on their accent, beeter :P

[Rakeer]

bay-da. english isnt a very good language though : /

[Last Starfighter]

Fa-art. That's how I pronounce it.

[Deleted]

Bee-ta, and yeah, when talking to my friends I say "Beh-tah" just as the other Swedish guy above =)

[Deleted]

bee-ta or be-ta ... darn it now the word sounds totally weird

[Evalonne]

Bay-tah (long "ah" sound for the second syllable), though people probably hear me say "bay-dah".

And I wonder why people always peg me as being a Texan when I'm out of state (at least when the obligatory "y'all" hasn't been thrown out yet).

[Deleted]

It's Bee-ta. There is no debate here people, if you pronounce it differently, you're doing it wrong.

[Nathanyel]

[Beh-tah], being Swedish and all.

Or anyone not trying to anglicize a Greek word

[Deleted]

[Bay-ta]
Because that's how the Greeks pronounced it.

[Anakso]

I say bee-ta. Never been corrected so assume I'm fine.

[Nathanyel]

[Bay-ta]
Because that's how the Greeks pronounced it.

I don't think Ancient Greek had an "ay" sound.

[tala1the5cyborg]

[Beh-tah], being Swedish and all.

I pronounce it exactly like that and im a swe too =)

[Odina]

It's Bee-ta. There is no debate here people, if you pronounce it differently, you're doing it wrong.

I guess its bee-ta and O-mee-ga and the Greeks have been wrong since they invented it?

[Yavannie]

Or anyone not trying to anglicize a Greek word

Yees, but that would also be how you pronounce something spelled beta in Swedish. Additionally, beta in Swedish means "beet" (as in beetroot), so we have another frame of reference there.

Personally, I say beetah, having lived in England for a few years.

[Nathanyel]

I guess its bee-ta and O-mee-ga and the Greeks have been wrong since they invented it?

Well the Greeks used a different alphabet anyway, however it has much in common with the Latin one that is the base for today's alphabets. What I'm trying to say is, they would've pronounced the "e" like "e(h)" and not like "ee".

[eriseis]

i pronounce it exactly like that and im a swe too =)

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