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Data is a plural (mander.xyz)
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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

You mean data are plural.

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"is" is correct here, due to the implied nouns. "Data" in this case is an appositive and serves to describe the implied noun, "word." And "plural" is an implied noun for "plural word"

You can see it most clearly if you fill in the implied nouns:

(the word) data is a plural (word)

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

I know I just thought it would be funny.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People who say datum vs people who say datum

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I go with Datums to really stick the screws in

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

This is why I pronounce gif and gnome with a zh sound at the beginning. Like zhazha Gabor's first name. Zhnome, zhif