Re: Are there any non-smokers here in favor of allowing smoking in bars and restaurants?

Jim Carr <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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data wrote:

It's been a long time since I took a course in statistics and learned
all about confidence intervals. It's also been a long time since I
took a course in English grammar. Nonetheless, as I recall, it's
"data are analyzed" not "data is analyzed." While it's not
particularly important, it's something that an arrogant, uneducated,
anal-retentive jackass like yourself should not have missed,. It's
also something you may want to correct if/when you get around to
publishing your dissertaion on the subject.

It's been a long time since you took a course in grammar, too. It's
generally accepted in America to treat it as an uncountable noun as
well as the plural of datum.

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/data
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/data

You are adept at finding references on the web. Since honesty isn't your
forte, it isn't surprising that you don't bother quote those references
completely. Both of the references that you cite explicitly state that data
is the plural of datum. Furthermore, that which "generally accepted in
America" is a matter of debate, and is irrelevant. Whether you care to
acknowledge it or not, the fact of the matter is that "data is" is improper
grammar/usage. It's like bed-hopping from one wife to another, something
with which you are personally familiar. After all, since it's "generally
accepted in America" it must be moral and right. Right?





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