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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoMaybe I’m whooshed, but you understand the concept of uncountable nouns, right?
minus-square@tulliandarlinkEnglish2•2 days agoThe noun I’m referring to is the word “data” not the data themselves. “Data data” is 2 words, “data” is one word. The word (singular) “data” is plural
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-1•2 days agoIn Latin, sure. But the word “datum” isn’t a part of English, so we have instead the uncountable noun “data” which is derived from the Latin.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 days agoDatum is indeed a word in English. Singular point of information.
Maybe I’m whooshed, but you understand the concept of uncountable nouns, right?
The noun I’m referring to is the word “data” not the data themselves. “Data data” is 2 words, “data” is one word. The word (singular) “data” is plural
In Latin, sure. But the word “datum” isn’t a part of English, so we have instead the uncountable noun “data” which is derived from the Latin.
Datum is indeed a word in English. Singular point of information.