Data is now accepted as a mass noun by most computing organizations including those in IEEE. I remember having a long debate about this at Ames in regards to a publication.
**************************** Greg Sonnenfeld "Junior programmers create simple solutions to simple problems. Senior programmers create complex solutions to complex problems. Great programmers find simple solutions to complex problems. The code written by topnotch programmers may appear obvious, once it is finished, but it is vastly more difficult to create." On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:29 AM, glen e. p. ropella <g...@tempusdictum.com> wrote: > > I'm looking for a little psychological insight, here. Why do I so often > screw up the subject verb agreement with the word "data"? I know data > is plural... but "datum" is so rare ... and a bit pretentious ... and, > unless you get down to an atomic "bit", any "datum" is probably "data" > if you crack it open and look inside anyway. But these are excuses. > Are my excuses preventing me from using English properly? > > -- > glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://tempusdictum.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
