Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareDo you pronounce the word “data” like the Star Trek character? (Day-ta)Aurora@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebobbyfiend@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoI’ve taught statistics for over 20 years. I flipflop on this constantly, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. Even more disturbing: I don’t have a consistent position, at least grammatically, on whether it’s singular or plural.
I’ve taught statistics for over 20 years. I flipflop on this constantly, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. Even more disturbing: I don’t have a consistent position, at least grammatically, on whether it’s singular or plural.