----- 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 ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - www.etni.org ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------