Plural of data? (and others)

[strudel]

Or is data already the plural (of datum)? I ask because there is debate whether "when are the data updated?" is a valid statement or not.

On a similar note, an English teacher told me the plural of octopus is octupli, as it's greek. How does that then work with the plural of bus then?

Bleeding bdised language.

Yours, very confused of yorkshire.

[TonyHetherington]

Plural of mouse is mice, plural of house is....houses.

Start with that as a base and then you realise how you can never ever justify anything

[Landlord]

I understand that, strictly, data is the plural of datum. As criteria is the plural of criterion. But, y'know... like, life's too short dude.

[TonyHetherington]

Landlord said:

I understand that, strictly, data is the plural of datum. As criteria is the plural of criterion. But, y'know... like, life's too short dude.

So "when are the data" would be incorrect as data is a pluralised word? It certainly SOUNDS wrong

[rhinochopig]

Data is plural.

[Hugo a Gogo]

data is plural of datum, but no-one uses datum

plural of octopus is correctly 'octopodes' but everyone uses 'octopuses'

plural of 'bus' is 'buses'

[Justayellowbadge]

Just bear in mind it is 'day-ta'.

Anyone saying 'dar-ta' is essentially discounting themselves from the human race.

[DrTre]

Justayellowbadge said:

Just bear in mind it is 'day-ta'.

Anyone saying 'dar-ta' is essentially discounting themselves from the human race.

"Jigga"bytes is a classic I've heard.

[TonyHetherington]

Even worse, JYAB, "dar-da". It's a "t" you fool, not a "d".

[speedchick]

Hugo a Gogo said:

data is plural of datum, but no-one uses datum

plural of octopus is correctly 'octopodes' but everyone uses 'octopuses'

plural of 'bus' is 'buses'

I always thought the plural of octopus was octopi?

[Hugo a Gogo]

yeah a lot of people think that

wrong though

[Hugo a Gogo]

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[rhinochopig]

speedchick said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

data is plural of datum, but no-one uses datum

plural of octopus is correctly 'octopodes' but everyone uses 'octopuses'

plural of 'bus' is 'buses'

I always thought the plural of octopus was octopi?

Mmmmmmm Pie

[Justayellowbadge]

TonyHetherington said:

Even worse, JYAB, "dar-da". It's a "t" you fool, not a "d".

Are you trying to talk databases to anti-establishment art collectives again?

[BigBen]

Justayellowbadge said:

Anyone saying 'dar-ta' is essentially discounting themselves from the human race.

Or Australian. Oh I see what you mean, as you were.

[Eric Mc]

The plural of Index is Indices.
The plural of Formula is Formulae
The plural of Forum is Fora

[Size Nine Elm]

rhinochopig said:

Data is plural.

But can also be a collective plural, and so can be refered to in th singular...

"The data is on the disk"

Anyone who says 'dar-ta' is clearly a moron, there's no 'r' in it.

Although I suspect the proponent of the spelling of this pronunciation is a shandy drinking southerner who never pronounces the letter 'r' anyway, and thinks this is the same as 'dah-ta'.

[strudel]

TonyHetherington said:

Landlord said:

I understand that, strictly, data is the plural of datum. As criteria is the plural of criterion. But, y'know... like, life's too short dude.

So "when are the data" would be incorrect as data is a pluralised word? It certainly SOUNDS wrong

When are the mice is plural though. I think you're as confused as I am.

[rescynic]

"when are the data updated?"

Sounds wrong, probably sticking my neck out here but should it not be, "when is the data updated?"

[Vipers]

There is "Data", and "More Data", simple.....