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English in UK

Data as collective singular

In correct English (UK) usage, is 'data' treated as a collective singular, as per:
Here is the data: blah
as distinct from the US usage:
Here are the data: blah
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[nq:1]In correct English (UK) usage, is 'data' treated as a collective singular, as per: Here is the data: blah as distinct from the US usage: Here are the data: blah[/nq] Yes, except by those annoying pedants. On the other hand, all singular entities comprising several members are treated as plural in the UK simply to differentiate ourselves from those annoying Yanks who insist on the singular. com/wfolly / The Wentworth Follies: Needle's Eye, Hoober Stand, Keppel's Column, Rockingham Mausoleum

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  • [nq:1]In correct English (UK) usage, is 'data' treated as a collective singular, as per: Here is the data: blah as distinct from the US usage: Here are the data: blah[/nq] Yes, except by those annoying pedants.
  • On the other hand, all singular entities comprising several members are treated as plural in the UK simply to differentiate ourselves from those annoying Yanks who insist on the singular.
  • com/wfolly / The Wentworth Follies: Needle's Eye, Hoober Stand, Keppel's Column, Rockingham Mausoleum
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[nq:1]In correct English (UK) usage, is 'data' treated as a collective singular, as per: Here is the data: blah as distinct from the US usage: Here are the data: blah[/nq]
Yes, except by those annoying pedants.
On the other hand, all singular entities comprising several members are treated as plural in the UK simply to differentiate ourselves from those annoying Yanks who insist on the sin
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