The word data is almost universally handled as singular, even in
scientific publications that are peer-reviewed by people that peruse
data for a living. I prefer to handle it correctly as a plural, but
it's so uncommon, that I sometimes wonder if the reader will assume I
made a mistake.
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 6:10 AM, <Keith0alan@aol.com> wrote:
> Singular of data is datum.
>
> kw
>
>
> In a message dated 7/25/2008 6:01:01 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> dhyson@charter.net writes:
>
> Jeez ! I didn't know data was plural . Does that make the statement "I
> didn't know dat ." correct ?
>
> By the way , in some portions of the country it is accepted that the
> "sensitive outgrowth on the head" is where the beer bottle made contact
> ..........................
>
> Durf
>
> Bubba wrote:
>> No problem, antennae are a sensitive outgrowth on the head of an insect or
>> crustacean.
>>
>>> ANd how many
>>> people remember that data is plural?
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