16 Apr 11
Originally posted by FMFWilcume eow baerto se niwe eormengrund!
Enough is enough. "The data are shown in Table 1.4.2." Ugly. Clumsy. Too beholden to Latin, which ain't English. It's high time English is allowed to evolve just a little bit and for 'data' to be treated like an uncountable noun.
17 Apr 11
Originally posted by DrKFI have to admit until I read your post I didn't know "datum" was a word.
My current contract brings me in to contact with lots of medical professionals, and they stick to the data-as-plural thing. Several months in, and it still jars when I read it. Maybe I should ask one whether he ever uses the word datum?
Kelly
18 Apr 11
Originally posted by KellyJayI know it as a German word, meaning "date".
I have to admit until I read your post I didn't know "datum" was a word.
Kelly
I still find the English "visa" confusing; I have no idea why the plural form is used for the singular in English. In German it's one Visum and several Visa.
