NegativeNull@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 3 months agoData is a pluralmander.xyzimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up1170arrow-down1imageData is a pluralmander.xyzNegativeNull@lemmy.worldM to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months ago“I need to transfer this herd.” = “I need to transfer this data.” - This is correct!
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoIt’s not. Herd is a singular noun, and data is plural.
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoActually, data can be singular or plural based on context. I realize English is one bitch of a language.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoEither you edited your comment or I misread it Can you back up that claim with any…DATA, my good chum?
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoHOLY. It’s not hard to look up: https://grammarist.com/usage/data/ https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/data-is-or-data-are/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data Those are just the top 3 results from my search.
minus-squareZiglin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI don’t see the edit indicator on it so I think you misread it.
“I need to transfer this herd.” = “I need to transfer this data.” - This is correct!
It’s not. Herd is a singular noun, and data is plural.
Actually, data can be singular or plural based on context. I realize English is one bitch of a language.
Either you edited your comment or I misread it
Can you back up that claim with any…DATA, my good chum?HOLY. It’s not hard to look up:
Those are just the top 3 results from my search.
I don’t see the edit indicator on it so I think you misread it.