How do you say betta?

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Hey!?! Im only 23

Exactly you know what a betta is

 

[jwh0818]

Exactly you know what a betta is

Sure sure! I get you think im an old fart! Jk

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Sure sure! I get you think im an old fart! Jk

Yea I'm 20 so pretty much lol

 

[Dubs1281]

I'm Chicago we call them bay-ta but the cheese heads said it different

Im from Wisconsin but was born in Chicago, I say bayta but have heard beta

 

[jakeras]

Maybe it's an east coast thing and these guys were from there? Idk I was like oh cool bay-ta setup and I got a funny look and it wasn't till later on I knew why lol

Its not an east coast thing. Here in virginia we call it bay-ta.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I don't get it. It's spelt bet-ta so why say bay-ta? I say beh-ta but usually call them fighters.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Its not an east coast thing. Here in virginia we call it bay-ta.

Guess its just certain areas!

 

[Kiskadden]

Wow... People around me and I think is southern California too pronounce it bay-da.... Guess we are too relaxed here to pronounce t's.

 

[Tank Girl]

Although folks pronounce it "bay-ah" all the time, the correct pronounciation is "bet-uh". "Bay-tuh" (beta) is a letter in the Greek alphabet.

 

[flitabout]

Originally from Ohio and I say Bay-ta I live in Minnesota and they say Bay-ta here as well. I have never heard anyone call them bet-a

 

[Tank Girl]

For what it's worth, when a word has double consonants, the vowel preceding them is short. For example:
later / latter
taping / tapping
diner / dinner
riding / ridding

 

[Lynx99]

For what it's worth, when a word has double consonants, the vowel preceding them is short. For example:
later / latter
taping / tapping
diner / dinner
riding / ridding

Except for: scrolled and patrolled. They have long vowel sounds. )

 

[Paxlerod]

The name of the genus is derived from ikan bettah, taken from a local dialect of Malay.

 

[Tank Girl]

Except for: scrolled and patrolled. They have long vowel sounds. )

True; however, in this case, we're referring to words that are spelled the same save for the doubling of one consonant, which then changes the pronunciation of a vowel from long to short. There is no "scroled" or "patroled"

 

[Jev12]

I say bayta but have heard it pronounced betah

 

[Lynx99]

The one thing about rules in engilsh grammar is there is always an exception.

 

[Sillyfishies]

The correct pronunciation is Bet-ah. But I say bayta or fighter

 

[fishfan88]

It's pronounced like its spelled. Bet-uh

 

[Oohitsae]

I think 99% of people here in the US say bay-ta, unless they have looked up how to say it or have been corrected in the past lol

I've always said "bay-ta", even after being informed of the correct pronunciation. I tried a couple times to say "bet-ta" but people would look at me in confusion like "you mean bay-ta?" So I've stuck with it ever since then.

 

[fishfan88]

I think 99% of people here in the US say bay-ta, unless they have looked up how to say it or have been corrected in the past lol

I've always said "bay-ta", even after being informed of the correct pronunciation. I tried a couple times to say "bet-ta" but people would look at me in confusion like "you mean bay-ta?" So I've stuck with it ever since then.

Lol I get the same. But I say it right anyway! lol