Status - How do you pronounce it?

Stinicker

I was updating my facebook this evening and got into a debate over my pronunciation of the word status? How do boardies here say the word?

**Timbuk2**

Stah-tus

siobhanosaur

stat-us, the way it's spelt

Kiera

There should be a "pronounce" forum.

Jesus Wept

Stinicker wrote: »

How do boardies here say the word?

Correctly, hopefully.

InkSlinger67

I just kick my butler in the back

MrMatisse

Schtaaaaatus

saa

Dishwater

kincsem

S-con

Chuck Stone

There is no th sound in it if that's the question.

Stat us.

Sta tus.

thomasj

Stinicker wrote: »

I was updating my facebook this evening and got into a debate over my pronunciation of the word status? How do boardies here say the word?

How does pronunciation become an issue on facebook.

The Scientician

Throatwarbler Mangrove

Johro

The status of yer man...

Gandalph

Ja-pan

LH Pathe

Date us / status. ;-

sandmanporto

Stahtus sometimes Staytus though

Kevin Duffy

Kiera wrote: »

There should be a "pronounce" forum.

Would it be the pro-nun-cee-ation forum, or the pro-noun-cee-ation forum?

Conor108

Stah-tus

On a related note, how do people pronounce:

• Caribbean
• Yoghurt

Kevin Duffy

Conor108 wrote: »

Stah-tus

On a related note, how do people pronounce:

• Caribbean
• Yoghurt

You won't believe me, but they already have threads of their own. Things are that bad.

dxhound2005

Pronunciation site.

http://www.howjsay.com/

I say sta-tus. I say "data" the same way.

Maybe I'm wrong but I always considered sta-tus to be UK English and stay-tus to be US English.

Azureus

Sta-tus, I would also consider stay-tus to be a more American pronunciation.

LaVail

tomato

Stay-tus

MadsL

LaVail wrote: »

tomato

TOMATO!

LordSutch

I notice option two (currently on 52 votes) is spelt sta-thus, but since when was there a H in Status? > this is a pronunciation I have never come across before in my entire life!

I would say status, as in Status Quo, while others would say Staa-tus, but never sta-thus

Cee-Jay-Cee

Who the hell pronounces it Sta-thus???

I say Stah-tus...and i do believe i'm correct.

Stay-tus is the american pronounciation and we all know how they mess up pronounciations with their tomay-toes and boo-eeys (buoys)

LordSutch

CJC999 wrote: »

Who the hell pronounces it Sta-thus???

Currently 'sta-thus' is winning in the Poll connected to this thread!

Makes ya wonder )

dxhound2005

CJC999 wrote: »

Who the hell pronounces it Sta-thus???

I say Stah-tus...and i do believe i'm correct.

Stay-tus is the american pronounciation and we all know how they mess up pronounciations with their tomay-toes and boo-eeys (buoys)

Not according to this site.

http://www.howjsay.com/

ejmaztec

I don't pronounce it the same as the Americans do. The same goes for "data".

up for anything

How do 61 people put in a th where there isn't one!!! :eek::rolleyes:

LordSutch

I'm thinking the same thing myself, maybe they're all still hung over

Liam Byrne

No poll on mobile

LordSutch

Stay-tus

How the hell they got the TH sound into the poll is beyond me, & quite why so many people have voted for the th is even more baffling

STATus or STAtus = Both are acceptable.

Johro

LordSutch wrote: »

I notice option two (currently on 52 votes) is spelt sta-thus, but since when was there a H in Status? > this is a pronunciation I have never come across before in my entire life!

I would say status, as in Status Quo, while others would say Staa-tus, but never sta-thus

Same here. Do you use a router or a rooter?

LordSutch

Roo-ther ?

MathsManiac

Johro wrote: »

Same here. Do you use a router or a rooter?

Depends on whether I'm woodworking or computing. You'd be years putting a rebate on a piece of oak with a router (ru:tər), and plugging your PC into a router (raʊtər) is downright dangerous!

LordSutch

Sta-Thus

Still scratching head . . . . .