I suppose this is my most frustrating grammar error
Subject:I suppose this is my most frustrating grammar error From:"Liz Goodwin" <Liz -dot- Goodwin -at- ametek -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:22:14 -0500
Greg wrote:
No offence to Jeff (only the most recent user of this), but "data" is a
plural noun.
Greg
The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications states under data:
"Use as either singular or plural in meaning but always with a singular
verb . . . Do not use datum or data are." Maybe Jeff was following this
style guide?
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