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minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down5·edit-22 months agoTo see why this is, replace the word “Data” with the word “cows” in a sentence: “I need to transfer this cows.” No “I need to transfer these cows.” = “I need to transfer these data.” - This is correct!
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agonow change the word “cows” in your example to “water”.
minus-squarethenextguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI will not buy this record, it is scratched.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·2 months agoIf you did that, then you would be wrong.
minus-squaresatanmat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoFun fact. 1 fish 10 fish (e.g. all blue fin tuna) 10 fishes (different kinds of fish)
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI’m not sure what your point is here. Are you making a joke?
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_dayslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months ago“I need to transfer this herd.” = “I need to transfer this data.” - This is correct!
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-22 months agoIt’s not. Herd is a singular noun, and data is plural.
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_dayslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoActually, data can be singular or plural based on context. I realize English is one bitch of a language.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoEither you edited your comment or I misread it Can you back up that claim with any…DATA, my good chum?
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_dayslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoHOLY. It’s not hard to look up: https://grammarist.com/usage/data/ https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/data-is-or-data-are/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data Those are just the top 3 results from my search.
minus-squareZiglin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI don’t see the edit indicator on it so I think you misread it.
To see why this is, replace the word “Data” with the word “cows” in a sentence:
“I need to transfer this cows.”
No
“I need to transfer these cows.” = “I need to transfer these data.” - This is correct!
now change the word “cows” in your example to “water”.
I will not buy this record, it is scratched.
If you did that, then you would be wrong.
Fun fact.
1 fish
10 fish (e.g. all blue fin tuna)
10 fishes (different kinds of fish)
I’m not sure what your point is here. Are you making a joke?
“I need to transfer this herd.” = “I need to transfer this data.” - This is correct!
It’s not. Herd is a singular noun, and data is plural.
Actually, data can be singular or plural based on context. I realize English is one bitch of a language.
Either you edited your comment or I misread it
Can you back up that claim with any…DATA, my good chum?HOLY. It’s not hard to look up:
Those are just the top 3 results from my search.
I don’t see the edit indicator on it so I think you misread it.