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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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Data
A file that has model data
Data is uncountable, and assuming there are various data called model data, do I have to put 'the' before model?
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Data is uncountable, and assuming there are various data called model data, do I have to put 'the' before model?
Thanks
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Water and milk are uncountable. I say - This bucket has the clean water, that bucket has the dirty water. The white jar has milk in it; the blue jar has water in it.
- Water and milk are uncountable.
- I say - This bucket has the clean water, that bucket has the dirty water.
- The white jar has milk in it; the blue jar has water in it.
- If you mean a specific set of data, then use "the", if you mean data in general, then "the" is not used.
- This file has the model data from the last simulation run.
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Water and milk are uncountable.
I say -
This bucket has the clean water, that bucket has the dirty water.
The white jar has milk in it; the blue jar has water in it.
If you mean a specific set of data, then use "the", if you mean data in general, then "the" is not used.
This file has the model data from the last simulation run.
Files with the extension ".mod"
I say -
This bucket has the clean water, that bucket has the dirty water.
The white jar has milk in it; the blue jar has water in it.
If you mean a specific set of data, then use "the", if you mean data in general, then "the" is not used.
This file has the model data from the last simulation run.
Files with the extension ".mod"
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