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Wayne:

Wayne:
 >:( ::) Actually the plural of anecdote is data. Sort of.

"Anecdote" is from Greek: an (not) ec (out) dote ("given;" the past participle of Greek didónai, meaning "to give"). Taken all together it means "unpublished item" ("not given out").

And data is are the plural of "datum" (past participle of Latin "dare", pronounced dah-ray, meaning "to give").

So the "dote" part of anecdote means "a given thing" and is indeed the singular of "data" which means "given things."

/ an-ec part means "what a terrible thing to lose"

injest:

--- Quote from: a Gay on February 24, 2009, 05:10:41 pm --- >:( ::) Actually the plural of anecdote is data. Sort of.

"Anecdote" is from Greek: an (not) ec (out) dote ("given;" the past participle of Greek didónai, meaning "to give"). Taken all together it means "unpublished item" ("not given out").

And data is are the plural of "datum" (past participle of Latin "dare", pronounced dah-ray, meaning "to give").

So the "dote" part of anecdote means "a given thing" and is indeed the singular of "data" which means "given things."

/ an-ec part means "what a terrible thing to lose"

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well thank you!! I was just talking to Don about this...

 ;D ;D ;) :-*

Wayne:
 :D  Hey Miz Jess!  Hope you're having a fine day.    ;D

Rainy here. We need it!    :)

injest:

--- Quote from: a Gay on February 27, 2009, 12:49:18 pm --- :D  Hey Miz Jess!  Hope you're having a fine day.    ;D

Rainy here. We need it!    :)

--- End quote ---

we don't!! I want the ground to dry so I can start my garden! I got ONIONS to plant!! and potatoes!


and turnips!

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