You can tell someone is older or in academics/research when they say it like this.
For most people “data” is a singular set. It’s clearer to say “these sets of data are conclusive”, while if it’s a single study, “this data is conclusive”
Like why you don’t walk into a police station and say “there were murders everywhere” when you’re talking about crows.
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homes@piefed.world · 37 pts · 81d
One is my name. The other is not.
N0t_5ure@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 81d
Just to be clear, it's Commander Data, not Commander Data.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 81d
Either way is fine but just don't come at me with "the data are conclusive"
violentfart@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 81d
You can tell someone is older or in academics/research when they say it like this.
For most people “data” is a singular set. It’s clearer to say “these sets of data are conclusive”, while if it’s a single study, “this data is conclusive”
Like why you don’t walk into a police station and say “there were murders everywhere” when you’re talking about crows.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 79d
This datum is conclusive!
Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 78d
In some languages the word "data" is always plural. It feels natural to say it like that in english, too.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 9 pts · 81d
I was looking for a NES game on GoG.
There is a right way to say that sentence. And a wrong way.
notabot@piefed.social · 8 pts · 81d
Which one do you hate more?
I was looking for a en ee ess game on gog.
I was looking for a ness game on gee oh gee.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 81d
There are at least 2 more ways to say it, along with some even more cursed variants.
Say gog like the G in gif?
just2look@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 81d
Could be gog, jog, goj, or joj.
PrimeErective@startrek.website · 4 pts · 81d
Zjog, zjoj, etc
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 79d
I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain a G at the end of a word is always pronounced as a hard G. So the latter two are out.
Jog is hilarious though, Imma start saying it that way
Jiggle_Physics@quokk.au · 4 pts · 81d
long E for nes, like neice.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 3 pts · 81d
Lol pure evil
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 79d
an en ee ess
reptar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
Thank you!
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
I hate them both equally, I'd say "an NES game"
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 1 pts · 81d
Oof
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 81d
I was looking for a Nintendo Entertainment System game on Good Old Games.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 4 pts · 81d
You understand
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 80d
Not anymore, technically:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOG.com
zitrone@europe.pub · 2 pts · 79d
/aɪ wəz ˈlʊkɪŋ fɔː ə ɛn eː ɛs ˈɡeɪ̯m on gŏg/
tbh /gŏg/ is pretty hard to pronounce so i would probably say /ɡɒk/ like gock
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 79d
This is the kind of lore im looking for
bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 81d
Datums
AyuTsukasa@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 81d
Then there's me who says it both ways depending on the sentence.
Apocalypteroid@anarchist.nexus · 2 pts · 81d
No
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 79d
DAY-da
DA-tum
Ronflow@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 81d
Data in portuguese is normally spoken as Data, and means calendar date, while Data means the lay down command
ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 80d
Nice GIF
cravl@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 81d
Might I suggest a compromise wherein everyone is equally wrong:
dah-tah
PrimeErective@startrek.website · 5 pts · 81d
God forbid vowels have a consistent pronunciation throughout a word
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 79d
duh-TAH
sirico@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 81d
Auzzies just chucking in 20 "R's"
Allero@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 80d
I call it both, depending on the mood
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 79d
You say data, I say data
You say gif, I say gif
Data, data, gif, gif
Let's call the whole thing off
tobebannedbygaymods@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 80d
داتا
DancingBear@midwest.social · 1 pts · 79d
fleebleneeble@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 80d
Doita?
Jiggle_Physics@quokk.au · 1 pts · 81d
everyone toe-may-toe, toe-maw-toe, to indicate both are fine. As soon as I say taw-muh-toe however, there is an issue.
napkin2020@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 80d
datumoj
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
Hisse@programming.dev · 1 pts · 79d
Cxu tio estas esperanto
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 79d
Jes, kaj mi supozas, ke tiu chi parto de la fadeno estas nun proprajho de la Universala Esperanto-Asocio.
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 80d
I call it data. Sue me
HexesofVexes@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 81d
Data is just a non-starter. Data makes you later!
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
It's his name, I pronounce it how he does.
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 81d
Wugs
wizbiz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 79d
*dater
billwashere@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 79d
As long as it’s fucking singular because the other way sounds stupid …