Re: IS or ARE

Subject: Re: IS or ARE
From: Hillary Jones <hillary -at- NICHIMEN -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 13:04:48 -0700

> Is it:
>
> Real-time data "is" displayed... or Real-time data "are" displayed....
>
> I want to say "is", but data is a plural so should I use "are"?
>

The word "data" is plural so technically you should use "are." But
grammar is evolving all the time, so you could say "is" without the
world coming to an end and then tell critiquers that you're changing a
paradigm! ;-)

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