[docs] "Data" used as singular

Georg Brandl georg at python.org
Wed Nov 17 07:42:53 CET 2010


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Am 17.11.2010 04:24, schrieb Alexander Belopolsky:
> """
> All data in a Python program is represented by objects or by relations
> between objects.
> """ http://docs.python.org/dev/reference/datamodel.html#objects-values-and-types
> 
> s/is/are/

- From http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0205520:

"In modern non-scientific use, however, it is generally not treated as a plural."

I don't think this the language reference falls under "scientific use".

Georg
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