[etni] Fw: data..singular or plural?

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  • Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:18:16 +0200

----- Original Message ----- 
From: marciano - malkilon@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: data..singular or plural?

Hello All,

A quick question..
Is the word data singular or plural. To my ears you would say, " The data 
shows that....".

However someone asked me if data is plural and it made me think twice.

Love to hear what you have to say..

Thanks
Natalie


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