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minus-squareDominusOfMegadeuslinkfedilink3•edit-24 hours agoTo see why this is, replace the word “Data” with the word “cows” in a sentence: “I need to transfer this cows.” No “I need to transfer these cows.” = “I need to transfer these data.” - This is correct!
minus-square@sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink2•1 hour ago“I need to transfer this herd.” = “I need to transfer this data.” - This is correct!
minus-square@satanmat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•2 hours agoFun fact. 1 fish 10 fish (e.g. all blue fin tuna) 10 fishes (different kinds of fish)
minus-square@acosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•4 hours agonow change the word “cows” in your example to “water”.
minus-square@thenextguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•3 hours agoI will not buy this record, it is scratched.
To see why this is, replace the word “Data” with the word “cows” in a sentence:
“I need to transfer this cows.”
No
“I need to transfer these cows.” = “I need to transfer these data.” - This is correct!
“I need to transfer this herd.” = “I need to transfer this data.” - This is correct!
Fun fact.
1 fish
10 fish (e.g. all blue fin tuna)
10 fishes (different kinds of fish)
now change the word “cows” in your example to “water”.
I will not buy this record, it is scratched.
If you did that, then you would be wrong.