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To: struggle
Data is plural Datum is singular.

The word "datum" is rarely used anymore and the word "data" is used as plural.

36 posted on 10/06/2015 7:23:29 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign; struggle

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>> “The word “datum” is rarely used anymore” <<

Except in science and engineering, where it is used constantly.
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43 posted on 10/06/2015 7:27:40 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: FreeReign
It's pronounced Data, not data!


45 posted on 10/06/2015 7:28:27 PM PDT by Fledermaus (To hell with the Republican Party. I'm done with them. If I want a Lib Dem I'd vote for one.)
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