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Re: st: The origin of the word Stata?
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Jeremy Miles wrote:
:But does that rhyme with baiter, barter, or batter? Or can we
:pronounce Stata differently, depending on where we are from (or where
:Jeremy "rhyme with baiter" Miles
Despite essential support from the UK and some of its immediate
colonies that attach "r" on the end of words ending in "a" (Boston
;-), Stata's origins are West Coast and now, gasp, Texas, hence:
Stay-ta or Staay-ta.
Caleb "rhymes with data" Southworth
University of Oregon Sociology
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