Re: [Fwd: motion 7 NaI]
On 2009-08-24 17:47:12 +0200, Arnold Neumaier wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre schrieb:
> >On 2009-08-24 09:36:59 +0200, Jürgen Wolff v Gudenberg wrote:
> >>revised rationale is attached.
> >
> >2 editorial corrections:
> > * datums -> data
>
> datums is better in the present context.
> See the following page from the Oxford dictionary (who must know):
> http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/data
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/data does not
say that "datums" exists, and it is not in my dictionary.
More importantly, IEEE 754 uses "datum" (sing.) / "data" (pl.). So,
it is better to follow the same choice.
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