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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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These / this stuff?
I'm fairly sure that when speaking of "data" it is "these data" -- data being the plural of datum. Does the same go for "stuff"?
In other words, is it "these stuff" or "this stuff"?
In other words, is it "these stuff" or "this stuff"?
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"this stuff"
- "this stuff"
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stuff is not plural. This stuff.
(by the way, most people use data for the singular as well as plural form, apart from in very specialised circles)
(by the way, most people use data for the singular as well as plural form, apart from in very specialised circles)
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this datum / these data is pretty old-fashioned.
Almost everybody says this data nowadays. (AmE)
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Almost everybody says this data nowadays. (AmE)
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we've progressed past datum altogether.
when is the last time you had a set of a singular bit of information?
when is the last time you had a set of a singular bit of information?
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