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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)
[–] Contramuffin 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"is" is correct here, due to the implied nouns. "Data" in this case is an appositive and serves to describe the implied noun, "word." And "plural" is an implied noun for "plural word"

You can see it most clearly if you fill in the implied nouns:

(the word) data is a plural (word)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I know I just thought it would be funny.

[–] JusticeForPorygon 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People who say datum vs people who say datum

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I go with Datums to really stick the screws in

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

We Haaaaateesss it!

[–] Bertuccio 4 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

This is why I pronounce gif and gnome with a zh sound at the beginning. Like zhazha Gabor's first name. Zhnome, zhif

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

They sure is!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

"One is my name. The other is not."

[–] gerbler 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Screw both options. Instead I say data.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Oh fuck off with that pretentious ass pronunciation. I mean my God, just say "data" like a normal person! So tired of people trying to get all fancy with their pronunciations. Data is the only correct pronunciation. And while we're at it, it's "gif" not "gif" and "gnome" not "gnome"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

I say data because it makes more sense than saying data.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have a French accent so I say data.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Hon hon hon verhy gud verhy gud

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Obviously the bottom one is English, and the top one is simplified English.

[–] 200ok 8 points 4 months ago

Sometimes I go both ways ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's a noncount noun.

Even people who pretend to believe it's a count noun never use the singular, "a datum".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Let me introduce you to my computer science professors…

(yes, no joke)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I say data (dah-ta) when it is information that cannot normally be read by a human, and data (day-ta) when it is information that has been compiled about a topic that is in human readable format.

"The data on the hard drive has been corrupted." - dah-ta

"The data shows that you have a life expectancy of 78 years" -day-ta

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

day-ta da-ta which one is which

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

dataz cuz it's cool

[–] Psaldorn 2 points 4 months ago

..cat, Spot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Don’t make me bring back Gates Mcfadden. I will turn this star ship around!

[–] wildcardology 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I say data when I want to sound sophisticated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I just realized I do this too. I need to hit myself with a folding chair.

[–] Erasmus 2 points 4 months ago

So it’s Lt. Commander….

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago
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[–] Glytch 1 points 4 months ago

It rhymes with Taylor Swift's nickname