I say data because it makes more sense than saying data.
Data is a plural
Submitted 10 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 10 months ago
Skunk@jlai.lu 10 months ago
I have a French accent so I say data.
UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Hon hon hon verhy gud verhy gud
UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Me who says it as daetae
henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 months ago
Datums
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 10 months ago
😳
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Screw that noise. Instead I say data.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Oh fuck off with that pretentious ass pronunciation. I mean my God, just say “data” like a normal person! So tired of people trying to get all fancy with their pronunciations. Data is the only correct pronunciation. And while we’re at it, it’s “gif” not “gif” and “gnome” not “gnome”
Infamousblt@hexbear.net 10 months ago
I say it like dahtay and you can’t stop me
Zip2@feddit.uk 10 months ago
200ok@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Sometimes I go both ways ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Flyberius@hexbear.net 10 months ago
I worked with some Americans who said “these data” all the time. Even though it was technically correct it sounded so grating I wanted to kill them. Everyone other employee from literally every other country would say “this data” barring those smug fucks from Seattle.
merc@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It’s a noncount noun.
Even people who pretend to believe it’s a count noun never use the singular, “a datum”.
Quik@infosec.pub 10 months ago
Let me introduce you to my computer science professors…
(yes, no joke)
bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Data’s
Psaldorn@lemmy.world 10 months ago
…cat, Spot
fossilesque@mander.xyz 10 months ago
dataz cuz it’s cool
clot27@lemm.ee 10 months ago
day-ta da-ta which one is which
Erasmus@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So it’s Lt. Commander….
SurfinBird@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Don’t make me bring back Gates Mcfadden. I will turn this star ship around!
wildcardology@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I say data when I want to sound sophisticated.
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 10 months ago
I just realized I do this too. I need to hit myself with a folding chair.
leanleft@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
dat ass
RandomVideos@programming.dev 10 months ago
I am both
Glytch@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It rhymes with Taylor Swift’s nickname
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
You mean fat are plural.
Contramuffin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
“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:
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
I know I just thought it would be funny.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 10 months ago
People who say datum vs people who say datum
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
I go with Datums to really stick the screws in
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It sure are.
nilclass@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
They sure is!