Screw both options. Instead I say data.
You mean data are plural.
“is” is correct here, due to the implied nouns. “Data” in this case is an appositive and serves to describe the implied noun, “word.” And “plural” is an implied noun for “plural word”
You can see it most clearly if you fill in the implied nouns:
(the word) data is a plural (word)
I know I just thought it would be funny.
People who say datum vs people who say datum
I go with Datums to really stick the screws in
datumses
Datumi
Fats
“One is my name. The other is not.”
Datums
Datümer
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
I have a French accent so I say data.
Hon hon hon verhy gud verhy gud
I say data because it makes more sense than saying data.
Sometimes I go both ways ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Data’s
…cat, Spot
dataz cuz it’s cool
Me who says it as daetae
Datums
😳
Don’t make me bring back Gates Mcfadden. I will turn this star ship around!
I say data when I want to sound sophisticated.
I just realized I do this too. I need to hit myself with a folding chair.