On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 04:58:33PM -0800, C.M. Connelly wrote: ... > I don't agree with everything she recommends (e.g., data as a > plural only), but overall it's a great resource and can give you a > nice base to build on. ...
But, Claire ... the word "data" _IS_ plural. It's the plural of datum. Which is the singular of data. ;-) American English and British English have a number of disagreements about how a collective noun is used, in terms of number. The word "data" actually originated as a plural, as above; but is often used as a collective noun these days with dashing disregard for its history. -- /*********************************************************************\ ** ** Joe Yao [email protected] - Joseph S. D. Yao ** \*********************************************************************/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
