Yeah, if you'm dumb, why not be dumbder...... Wen us all jess grunts is be no confison yeah!
On 20 May 2014 19:19, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue 20 May 2014 at 17:03:16 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > On Tuesday 20 May 2014 16:00:42 Ken Heard wrote: > > > Please note everybody that the word "data" is plural. The beginning > > > of the last line quoted above should consequently read "all the > > > scientific data *are* backed up." Other posts in this thread make the > > > same error. The singular of data is datum. > > > > This is of course, gramatically correct. But I would argue that, > although in > > formal writing it should certainly be treated as a plural, in colloquial > > speech it no longer is. I would also argue that emails are colloquial > speech > > not formal writing. > > >From our correspondent in London, UK. > > Yesterday representatives of the Trade Union Congress, the Mother Union, > the Charity Commission and the Royal Society of Pedants met to discuss > issues of common concern. In a press release a spokesperson said: > > "In tweny years there may be less people whose data is not in our > records. Our important criteria is to plan for the future. If we are > unable to make a sound judgement then the dice is cast." > > Pick the bones out of that. > > Roll on colloquial speech, particularly in the media! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] > >
