- Anyolduser ( @Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com ) English4•5 hours ago
Three whole hours and the descriptivists haven’t come by to tell us there are no rules to language. This might be a record.
- Ephera ( @Ephera@lemmy.ml ) English25•8 hours ago
As Wiktionary puts it:
The word data is more often used as an uncountable noun with a singular verb than as a plural noun with singular datum.
It’s like “hair”. You can hold a single ‘hair’, you can also hold three hairs. But if you’re looking at an entire mane, you ain’t counting, so it’s referred to as “hair” again.
- averyminya ( @averyminya@beehaw.org ) English4•6 hours ago
The piece of data and the data overall suggest that…
Over categorization is a lie that only causes more problems. Stop the forcing of categorizing things. Just let things exist.
- LynneOfFlowers ( @LynneOfFlowers@midwest.social ) English4•7 hours ago
I guess I tend to use data as a mass noun when referring to computer data (“there’s a lot of data on that drive”) and as a regular noun when referring to data in the scientific sense (“these data show xyz”)
- UraniumBlazer ( @UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee ) English6•8 hours ago
I’m kinda getting the urge to lick between this guy’s front teeth just to see what it feels/tastes like.
- Empricorn ( @Empricorn@feddit.nl ) English3•5 hours ago
I’m getting the urge to run screaming and call the authorities.