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The birthrate in Finland has plummeted by nearly a 33% since 2010, despite parental support policies (medium.com)

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The Nordic model, often touted as a paragon of progressive social policies, has long been the envy of many nations. Finland, in particular, has been praised for its generous parental support programs, designed to encourage and facilitate family growth. Yet, despite these well-intentioned efforts, the country has witnessed a startling decline in its birthrate, plummeting by nearly a third since 2010.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Data itself is a singular

It's clearly plural, in form and meaning. That's my point. If it were singular it'd be 'datum'. It has a second-declension plural ending.

data points

This also bothers me. Why say 'data point' instead of 'datum'? Illiterate bloody philistines.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/data-is-or-data-are/

Seems like "data tells" is fine according to this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's clearly plural, in form and meaning. That's my point. If it were singular it'd be 'datum'. It has a second-declension plural ending.

They're referring to data as a single unified whole.

Family is singular despite being made of multiple members. Data is singular despite being composed of multiple data points.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

They’re referring to data as a single unified whole.

That makes as much sense as "Countries says the story is different. I'm referring to countries as a single unified whole"