criterion - singular
criteria - plural

phenomenon - singular
phenomena - plural

Thank you. You may now return to your regularly-scheduled programming.

Feel better now, Betsy?

OK, let's!

Latin word (Latin rulze) > Latin loanword (mixed rulze) > fully Anglicised word (we don need no steenkin' rulze!)

Critter: singular Southern ornery animal
Critteareeah: Critical whinge in one ear and out the other

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>criterion - singular
criteria - plural

Is that data reliable?

Is that data reliable?

Good question, Vernon. I got it from a reliable media.

As for you other two: ut si! (rough translation: "up yers!")

Data: singular record
Daterr: multiple owner

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/10/technology/10datas.html?th

PS I allus love that ut si expression ~ where's it from?

I believe it was your mate Herr Fong who introduced it to this here hallowed board, mav.

From "as if" in teen talk (for the elderly or uninitiated).

And I got it out one a nem How to Insult Your Boss Without He Knows You Done It books.

My post was an attempt at humour. The use of data as a plural is still alive and well here. Even the singular datum can be heard occasionally.

Algernon -- singular (and probably single too!)

From "as if" in teen talk (for the elderly or uninitiated).

"as if" covers most everything
A term as useful as bling.
"As if" is a put-down
Or if you're a clown
"As if" means you're just ding-aling.

My post was an attempt at humour.

Yup, I got it. Hence, and all that.

So did I so are you both happy? ;)

> I got it from a reliable media

Well done and no misteak :)

Fong, can yah lend me that there book?! I gots me some insultin ter be doin at work...