Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 month agoDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)message-squaremessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 month agomessage-square65linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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-up3·1 month agoFair enough - I’d also go with ‘the data is corrupt’ so looks like I must eat my own words!
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!