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minus-square@SemjazalinkEnglish1•9 hours agoMaybe I’m whooshed, but you understand the concept of uncountable nouns, right?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•9 hours 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@SemjazalinkEnglish1•7 hours 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]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 hours 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.