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-square60fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up179arrow-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-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebobbyfiend@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 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.
minus-squareeRac@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoIt’s sort of like the dual pronunciation of the word ‘a’ in English. While that has more distinct rules, it’s still mostly which one feels nicer.
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.
It’s sort of like the dual pronunciation of the word ‘a’ in English. While that has more distinct rules, it’s still mostly which one feels nicer.