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[-] tulliandar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

And the word “data” is only one word, so “data is plural”

[-] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe I'm whooshed, but you understand the concept of uncountable nouns, right?

[-] tulliandar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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

[-] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Datum is indeed a word in English. Singular point of information.

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