Marginalia

Which one of these would you say is correct?

Argument for "is": In English "data" is treated as an uncountable noun.

Argument for "are": In Latin, "data" is the plural of "datum".

Here are some data
14.9%
Here is some data
85.1%
Poll ended at .
Feb 28 at 11:17amWeb
Show threadGraeme HiltonFeb 28
@marginalia And how do you pronounce "data"?
Dah-ta or day-ta?
https://youtu.be/WssBJeExiOM
One is my name. The other is not.

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Show threadMarginaliaFeb 28
@fishter_uk I actually considered adding Here's Lieutenant Data as option 3.
Show threadKen ButlerFeb 28
@marginalia "here are some data", but "here is a dataset".
Show threadrefraction Mar 1
@marginalia I would say both are correct actually
Show threadwfkMar 1
@marginalia a visa...
Show threadSvavar the NeurospicyMar 1

@marginalia

I think of it like how the plural of "rice" is "rice".

I wouldn't give someone a bowl of rice and say "here are some rice".

Show threadJeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺Mar 1

@marginalia depends if you’re talking about the dats as a whole, or you’re in the data and talking about it there.

Sort of like a folder full of papers:
The folder contains the data, vs
the papers contain the data.