Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)message-squaremessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square62linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecolourlessidealinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoThe singular of data is datum though?
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYes you’re right, but then you get into the argument The data is corrupt The data are corrupt I’m camp one because I treat data as a collective noun of data-items, not as a plural of datum.
minus-squarecolourlessidealinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoFair enough - I’d also go with ‘the data is corrupt’ so looks like I must eat my own words!
The singular of data is datum though?
Yes you’re right, but then you get into the argument
I’m camp one because I treat data as a collective noun of data-items, not as a plural of datum.
Fair enough - I’d also go with ‘the data is corrupt’ so looks like I must eat my own words!