Re: A data point on offshoring

["Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Shankar offered the m-w definition of datum:
> Main Entry: da·tum
> Pronunciation: 'dA-t&m, 'da-, 'dä-
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Latin, from neuter of datus
> Date: 1646
> 1 plural da·ta   /-&/ : something given or
> admitted especially as a basis for reasoning or
> inference

I might say "datum" if I were having tea with the Queen. Anywhere else
though, I'd say "data point."

>From dictionary.com, accessible globally:

data point
n : an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
[syn: datum]
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=data%20point

And the usage note for "data:"
Usage Note: The word data is the plural of Latin datum, "something given,"
but it is not always treated as a plural noun in English. ...
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=data



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