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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoAnd the word “data” is only one word, so “data is plural”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoMaybe I’m whooshed, but you understand the concept of uncountable nouns, right?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoThe noun I’m referring to is the word “data” not the data themselves. “Data data” is 2 words, “data” is one word. The word (singular) “data” is plural
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoIn Latin, sure. But the word “datum” isn’t a part of English, so we have instead the uncountable noun “data” which is derived from the Latin.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoDatum is indeed a word in English. Singular point of information.
And the word “data” is only one word, so “data is plural”
Maybe I’m whooshed, but you understand the concept of uncountable nouns, right?
The noun I’m referring to is the word “data” not the data themselves. “Data data” is 2 words, “data” is one word. The word (singular) “data” is plural
In Latin, sure. But the word “datum” isn’t a part of English, so we have instead the uncountable noun “data” which is derived from the Latin.
Datum is indeed a word in English. Singular point of information.