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@DaveHogue@somerandomdude that might be right, and I am usually a grammar nerd, but it just doesn't sound right. :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@davehogue Not that I'm a grammar expert, mind you. But both Webster's and Oxford say it can be either in modern times.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@davehogue It's the latin plural form of datum. But, used as either singular or plural in modern times. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/data …#fyi -
@MichaelClawson@DaveHogue Data was singular on Star Trek. Single, even. -
@jameswillweb@davehogue Ha! Yet, as you recall, he knew 'plural' forms of pleasure techniques.
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@DaveHogue Well, yes, technically. But "data" is often the abbreviation of "data set" in practice.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@DaveHogue Like Seriously! Cc@somerandomdude -
@DaveHogue It comes down to preference. This article should help explain what I mean: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/is-data-singular-or-plural … Cc@somerandomdude
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