Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecolourlessidea@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoThe singular of data is datum though?
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days 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-squarecolourlessidea@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days 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!