[tz] [PATCH] The word "data" is plural.

Clive D.W. Feather clive at davros.org
Wed Aug 13 21:50:08 UTC 2014


John Haxby said:
> [1] I forget whether the lady in question was a Professor at one of the
> major UK universities or someone from the Oxford English Dictionary.
> Either was she was someone you'd expect to argue for "proper" use of
> plurals but she in fact advocated relaxing and going with the flow.
> English, she said, is defined by use, unlike French which is defined by
> mandate.

That's the official policy of the OED.

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