[vlc-devel] [PATCH] Qt: grammar fixes

Edward Wang edward.c.wang at compdigitec.com
Mon Jul 15 02:45:51 CEST 2013


On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Rob Jonson <rob at hobbyistsoftware.com> wrote:
>
> wading into controversial territory here, but in general usage, data is no
> longer a plural.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/jul/16/data-plural-singular
>
> it derives from a latin plural, but we don't speak latin any more, and even
> grammar pedants like me find that referring to data as a plural seems
> awkward and contrived.
>

I don't think it's such a big issue here though; it's not nearly that
prominent here.

Regards,
    Edward Wang



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