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[-] Quik@infosec.pub 76 points 3 months ago

Data is already plural, so the form datas does not exist. It even has the rarely used singular datum as it is just Latin for "given", but using data instead is generally also regarded correct.

[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io 43 points 3 months ago
[-] Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 3 months ago
[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 10 points 3 months ago

But the keyboard has no Ban key

[-] electricprism@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Boten Anna's does

[-] SternburgExport@feddit.de 2 points 3 months ago
[-] Quik@infosec.pub 1 points 3 months ago

I agree, although some very unsympathetic part of me internally screams every time I read that.

[-] ISOmorph@feddit.org 9 points 3 months ago

OP is obviously Dr. Noonien Soong

[-] pbjamm@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

Technically correct, which is the best kind.

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org -3 points 3 months ago

Datas is correct if you are referring to multiple distinct populations of data. Which in this case works.

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