Re: Where is data stored when Synaptic scans DVDs?
On Tuesday 21 March 2017 12:11:00 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 02:27:47AM +0000, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > Brian, I squirmed. "Data is" ... I can just about handle. I CANNOT
> > (yes, I can shout too!!!!!) handle "agenda is". Agenda are always more
> > than one thing.
>
> That is not how the word is used in current English. Just run "dict
> agenda" on Debian (if dict is installed), and it'll show you several
> definitions, from several different sources, most of them showing "agenda"
> as a singular noun.
>
> The only source that shows it as a plural is the venerable 1913 Webster
> (the last time a published work in the USA entered the public domain;
> thanks, Disney). At some point in the last 104 years, the word's usage
> has evolved. Sorry, but that happens from time to time.
I'm still allowed to squirm. It was Brian after all. And Brian was himself
objecting to the (mis)use of "data", which I am sure that you can justify
along the same lines.
Yes, of course many people currently talk in a sloppy manner. But not Brian.
My cool drinks are cold, not fashionable, and when I say that a fairy
godmother is wicked it is not a compliment.
Lisi
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