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Data is a plural (mander.xyz)
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[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

I say data (dah-ta) when it is information that cannot normally be read by a human, and data (day-ta) when it is information that has been compiled about a topic that is in human readable format.

"The data on the hard drive has been corrupted." - dah-ta

"The data shows that you have a life expectancy of 78 years" -day-ta

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