I understand that, having declared independence, the first book the new
American nation published was a correct spelling book with all the word spelled
in the American way. I always wonder what the title of this book was and if
they did it just just to piss us off. If so it seems to have worked. So what is
next - you say date-a and I say dat-a.
David Cragg
Ken Hornstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The plural of datum is data.
I don't want to get into a massive argument about this (and honestly ...
a spelling correction to a public mailing list? How tacky; I
would have at least sent it privately) ... but there is not universal
agreement on this. From the following web page:
Ken, you *must* be new to this forum. Criticism on this list is its raison
d'être! You daren't make a spelling mistake or typo without someone rubbing
their hands with glee & posting their three penn'orth. I'm as guilty as the
next man in this!
The fact that your link tells us that this is acceptable in American usage says
it all. We invented the bl**dy language, be guided by English rules!
I cheered the other day when someone in a film actually said vallit [valet]
when speaking of a man's servant responsible for his master's clothes etc. &
not 'vallay' as seems to be the norm nowadays. Think 'fillet of fish' unless,
of course, you patronise Mc Donalds [filay of fish] aarrghh!
The website looks intriguing though & I shall spend some enjoyable time
exploring within.
Barry
Nb rulebritannia
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