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Data is a plural (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

You mean data are plural.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"is" is correct here, due to the implied nouns. "Data" in this case is an appositive and serves to describe the implied noun, "word." And "plural" is an implied noun for "plural word"

You can see it most clearly if you fill in the implied nouns:

(the word) data is a plural (word)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I know I just thought it would be funny.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People who say datum vs people who say datum

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I go with Datums to really stick the screws in

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

datumses

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

We Haaaaateesss it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Datumi

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

This is why I pronounce gif and gnome with a zh sound at the beginning. Like zhazha Gabor's first name. Zhnome, zhif

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It sure are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They sure is!