I say data because it makes more sense than saying data.
Data is a plural
Submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 7 months ago
Skunk@jlai.lu 7 months ago
I have a French accent so I say data.
UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Hon hon hon verhy gud verhy gud
UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Me who says it as daetae
henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 months ago
Datums
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 7 months ago
😳
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Screw that noise. Instead I say data.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 7 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 7 months ago
I say it like dahtay and you can’t stop me
Zip2@feddit.uk 7 months ago
200ok@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Sometimes I go both ways ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Flyberius@hexbear.net 7 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 7 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 7 months ago
Let me introduce you to my computer science professors…
(yes, no joke)
bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Data’s
Psaldorn@lemmy.world 7 months ago
…cat, Spot
fossilesque@mander.xyz 7 months ago
dataz cuz it’s cool
clot27@lemm.ee 7 months ago
day-ta da-ta which one is which
Erasmus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
So it’s Lt. Commander….
SurfinBird@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Don’t make me bring back Gates Mcfadden. I will turn this star ship around!
wildcardology@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I say data when I want to sound sophisticated.
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 7 months ago
I just realized I do this too. I need to hit myself with a folding chair.
leanleft@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
dat ass
RandomVideos@programming.dev 7 months ago
I am both
Glytch@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It rhymes with Taylor Swift’s nickname
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
You mean fat are plural.
Contramuffin@lemmy.world 7 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 7 months ago
I know I just thought it would be funny.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
People who say datum vs people who say datum
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
I go with Datums to really stick the screws in
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
It sure are.
nilclass@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
They sure is!