Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-213 hours agoDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-213 hours agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecolourlessidea@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoThe singular of data is datum though?
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours 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.
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.