Remember—”Data” is Plural
rogersgeorge on January 8th, 2021
The singular is “datum.”
I mentioned this point about the word data before; I’m repeating because the article is worth reading. It’s about a treatment for drug addiction, called contingency management, that appears to be rather effective. Here’s the goof:
Early data suggests that overdoses have increased even more during the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced most treatment programs to move online.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/health/meth-addiction-treatment.html
Note the singular verb.
Sorry, I don’t have a good drug addiction picture.
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