Archive for November, 2006
Data Is or Data Are?
Prior to early 2006, I can recall only one instance involving the word datum. That happened to be a conversation, so now I’ve written my first sentence ever. What also happened in early 2006 was a prolonged discussion of when to use data is and data are.
Consider the following.
Grammatically, datum is the singular form and […]
Posted: November 28th, 2006 under Writing.
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Ethics, Politics, and Neuman?
Our politicians love to speak about values. On a recent flight I read an article about Bruce Weinstein, aka The Ethics Guy. As an author, lecturer, and consultant, Weinstein offers five Life Principles: Do no harm - Make things better - Respect others - Be fair - Be loving (kind and compassionate). Since I don’t […]
Posted: November 22nd, 2006 under Miscellaneous.
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