Brent Spiner on the "Data" name in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" 

They even made a joke out of it in the next season, when someone (I think it was Pulaski) called him "Data" (as in Dah-ta) and when he corrects her that it's "Day-ta", she asked: "What's the difference". And he replied: "One is my name. The other is not."

"Maybe he didn't read as well as Levar, but who does?" is an amazing joke

Whenever Data used Picard's voice to access the ship's computer, they should have just let Brent Spiner do his Patrick Stewart impression.

The first person to pronounce a name decides on how it will be pronounced for the rest of the series ... excellent rule.

For Brent, it was a job. For the audience, it’s a way of life.

“Maybe he couldn’t read as good as LeVar, but then again who does?” Omg. Lol.

Haven't seen this video (or heard this story) before ... but I still do love how TNG incorporated this difference in pronounciation into the script between Data & Pulaski ... (paraphrasing, not bothering to find the clip... P: "Dey-ta, Da-ta, what is the difference?" D: "One is my name, the other is not" ;)

"DAY-TAH... hup hup hup hup hup..." ...even if he doesn't say ANYTHING besides the name, he still makes it sound EXACTLY as if Sir Patrick Stewart was delivering it!! :-D

They probably saved so much time with "whoever said it first"

Mr Data, report to Shuttle Boot 3.

I love the playful banter between the TNG cast. They're all such good friends and it warms my heart.

0:41 - He is referring to how LeVar Burton hosted a PBS show called 'Reading Rainbow' 1983-2015 (32 years by my math!)

I love Brent so damn much!

This reminds me of my friend in secondary school. I think the UK pronunciation of 'data' is the same as Data's name, so when she was talking about something with the word 'data' in there somewhere, she pronounced it the other (US?) way. When another person questioned her about it, she said that she pronounces it the other way because otherwise it makes her think of Data.

Brent nails that Sir Patrick sound so well

My dad worked at a computer place in the 70s and it was called Data Systems.Pronounced Dayta.On a side note he named me after an android(R.Daneel)

He is so opposite of Data's personality. I would like to ask the cast "Who has the furthest personality from their character?"

Brilliant actor. Lt Commander Data all time favorites!👍👍👏💯

Data! 😭😭😭😭❤....take that Dr. Pulaski! LOL! 😂

fun thing about that: in the Hungarian dub they say it like Dah-ta (except for the movies bc they were dubbed first and they say Day-ta there) so if I talk about the series in Hungarian I say it that way, but if I talk about it in English I say it the way they say it in the series (I saw it with dub as a child then rewatched it later)

I had to replay the part where he says, "Encounter at Farpoint" because the first time through, it really sounded like, "The Calgary Farmboy."

Thank goodness Patrick Stewart pronounced it that way--I would hate to have Data pronounced the other way!

THANK YOU, Patrick Stewart. Just imagine "Day-ta"s name being pronounced "Dada". Uuuggh. No.

From Night Court to Star Trek. Brett spiner does not only look different but SOUNDS different. I loved night court, ST generation, and Independence Day. Looks different in each part. Well done.

Great video, Patrick. Stewart made a great choice. The other sound like daddy. Brent is such a funny charming personality on stage.

Good on Sir Patrick. Soon we will correct all the 'Americanisms!' muahahaha!

Nice anecdote!

In the Mirror Universe, there is a Commander Dah-ta.

That might be the way Brent and the crew were told to say it and it's likely the Patrick Stewart was told to say it that way because, i've always tsken that Da-ta is the British English way to pronounce the word, which the Doctor says, and thst Day-ta is the American English way to say the word (and since ST is American show and Data is played by an American actor, so say it that way). Indeed, while Patrick Stewart is English and Colm Meeney is Irish, there are many things they had to say, the American way because they were on an American show, but I noticed them "slip" and say some things the "right" way in various shows in the series! 😯😂😀🤘 .

Day🌅Ta😎sounds🗣️much🎺more🤠endearing 👽than🤖the🥱mere🫦abstraction🧐of🤨Data😂!

I'm grew up saying day-ta not dah-ta. But then I pronounce aunt like "ant" not "awnt."

Dat'aH, let's celebrate with bloodwine and Gagh!!!

The episode in the second season where Dr. Pulaski mispronounced Data’s name was fitting. I wonder it was Dr. Pulaski or Diane Muldaur mispronouncing it.

Lol …. you say tomato, I say tomato 😊

" Patrick Stewart is responsible for the way the word is now pronounced." Only in America. It was always pronounced that way in England.

Love the story, don't love the background "chatting" that is going on during. How rude.

The US Data sounds too much like a baby saying da-da with the common mishearing between T/D

And here's me thinkin', being Australian, that it should have been 'Daaah-taaah' all along. Surprised Americans had this issue within their own phoneme ironically.

One is his name, the other is not

Now explain Fut-tile/Fut-ul. 😂 😉

Rule Britannia

Dayta is the British pronunciation.

Reddit anyone?

The character wanted to be more human, so why didn't he change his name? "Data" makes him sound like a computer.

Ah yes the correct way to pronounce data, might as well throw aluminium as tomato in there as well

He does not look 72.

In 1964 my major professor in grad school corrected my pronunciation of DATA. He told me that if I was going to be an example of an educated person I should use the preferred pronunciation...DAY-TA. With the long A. From that day I have always felt justified in looking down upon those who don't use the preferred pronunciation...nevermind the point they are trying to make. Imagine my satisfaction when I saw this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WssBJeExiOM.html

Well, A is the first letter of the alphabet. Not Ah.

Now we just need Patrick to get Americans to say aluminium properly. PS According to RU-vid I spelled aluminium incorrectly.

You can tell a boomer (or before) wrote that scene with Pulaski lol, only generation of people to pronounce my name wrong and ask me "what's the difference?" As if I'm obligated to say my name wrong now because you think you're right, they all get defensive too. Like one is my name man, I corrected you nicely, now piss off.

I can smell the body odor in that room from here.

Very rude audience members. I would have to speak up.

I always say Daaaaata.