# It's wrong, but I say it anyway

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 6, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-but-i-say-it-anyway/307189 "2005-06-06T19:30:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-but-i-say-it-anyway/307189/61 "2005-06-13T15:27:00Z")

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Why is “the data is” wrong?

It’s completely irrelevant that the word is plural in Latin: I’m speaking English, not Latin.

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