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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - Craziness Domain - I'm starting a protest group against people using "data" as a singular. |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero                     Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| The singular form is datum. Data is the plural. | |||
Lunar MM Simirror  Since: 11-23-05 From: I dunno. Someplace. Last post: 6297 days Last view: 6297 days |
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| Datum? Is that even a word?
*checks dictionary* Hmm... you're right.  Well, then, I accept. Make me a member!
*pulls out torch and pitchfork* |
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Danielle     6730 Administratorrrr HELLO THERE   Since: 11-17-05 From: California Rate me ^_^ Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6294 days |
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Who cares.  |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| People who don't like ignorance care!
And I say we all punch anyone who says that I am in fact the ignorant one, as I ignore the ever-changing language. |
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Thoughtless [Danielle] Thoughtless is my secret lover [Danielle] *flutters eyelashes* [Thoughtless] SECRET IS OUT I miss my two pussies :( (Part II) Since: 11-17-05 From: PR Last post: 6295 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| Eh. Sign me up.
Though. I can't actually remember when was the last time I used the words data or datum in a sentence. |
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Squash Monster Bouncy Since: 11-18-05 From: Right next to myself. Last post: 6302 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| Who on earth uses the word "data" in any context that'd make it singular? I mean, properly with the "datum" or wrong or whatever. I never see anyone do it.
But sure, I'll join. *pulls out his dreaded pitchtorch* |
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asdf Link's Awakening ಠ_ಠ  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| THE DATUM ITS S DFSDFSDFSD THE DATUM IT*gets cancelled*
But this is one of those situations where people accept [Data as singular] just because of the obscurity of the proper form. Now, what we REALLY need to rally against is "I before E except after C...sounding like a like in neighing and weight." That rule is just too fucking weird. I bet a bunch of foreign people who were being idiots made it up. It's unscientific, as well, as there are so many common exceptions that it makes me want to perform a heist where I seize decaffeinated coffee from deities. So, protein shakes, anyone? (P.S.: neither seismic leisure nor counterfeit species) |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| Crap like "We can't do anything until the data is recieved" is surprisingly common, actually. | |||
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Squash Monster Bouncy Since: 11-18-05 From: Right next to myself. Last post: 6302 days Last view: 6295 days |
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Originally posted by asdfAgreed. We should all switch to back to Latin spelling and pronunceation. I hope your keyboard has vowels with macrons. |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| I know mine does!
I painted them on myself. |
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Deleted User Banned    Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6295 days |
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| Your FACE is a dara! | |||
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MathOnNapkins 1100  In SPC700 HELL Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data#Usage_in_English
Wikipedia is always right... <_< And Shyguy, your response fails on many levels . |
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Jeshua 50  Since: 03-17-06 From: Mobile, AL Last post: 6304 days Last view: 6299 days |
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| Data is plural, Datum is singular, what about 'The Data', context may change. The Datum of the Data, oh scarce.
*joins, with his dreaded pitchforktorch* Mhmm. |
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NSNick Gohma IF ALL ELSE FAILS USE BOOZE  Since: 11-17-05 From: Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6296 days |
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| *hangs head in shame*
Even I am sometimes guilty of this. I'm sorry. Also, we should rally against people saying "ATM Machine" and "PIN Number". |
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Ten Flurry Since: 12-09-05 From: Denver Last post: 6301 days Last view: 6295 days |
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| I have your Datum; I WATCH IT FOR THE MUSIC! | |||
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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singular/noun irregularities have nothing to do with it, though. It already has a singular form  (edited by Alastor the Stylish on 04-07-06 11:01 AM) |
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Schwa Panser Embodiment of Good, infused with the Living Assets "Alpha Psibeam!" (echo effects)  Since: 11-18-05 From: Tacoma, WA of the Material Plane; Crystal Psipalace Last post: 6556 days Last view: 6298 days |
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| Actually, I think of it in the same way I observe how slang changes slowly overtime. 'Data' by now could be slang for 'Datum'. As for me, I despise change, and even if you give me one hundred Hammer Suits for my birthday I will continue to say Data forever and ever and ever and EVER.
That, in turn, makes us enemies, Alastor! Draw your sword! *hands flare with Etheral energy* Uh-oh, that's a BIG sword... *soils white, loose clothes* A cookie to who can get the reference. Even YOU could earn a cookie this time around, Alastor, judging from my popularity by now... |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6294 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| Lightning > ether, so the sword doesn't much matter |
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max Blipper  i'm a pixie !!! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6555 days Last view: 6294 days |
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| i'm starting a protetest group against nerds with too much free time on the internet who's with me!?!? | |||
Jack Skellington Bit  Since: 11-17-05 From: The Netherworld Last post: 6342 days Last view: 6331 days |
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| Well. How enlightening. I might even just remember to use 'datum' for a few hours, but I'm sure I'll stop caring eventually.
And I will not join this 'club' of yours. |
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