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A) the plural of anecdote is anecdotes. This is English, not Latin. B) if you have a single anecdote, sure you should be using the singular...?
by bdjsiqoocwk 3y ago
A) the plural of anecdote is anecdotes. This is English, not Latin.
B) if you have a single anecdote, sure you should be using the singular...?
- tlb 3y agoThe OED approves of the GP's usage. https://www.oed.com/dictionary/anecdata_n?tl=true https://www.oed.com/dictionary/anecdata_n?tl=true
- bdjsiqoocwk 3y agoSure, next thing you're gonna tell me that bureaucracy X says the singular is anecdatum.
- andreygrehov 3y agoI think "anecdata" is a play on the words "anecdote" and "data" - an anecdote that includes supportive data.
- Izkata 3y agoIt is a combination of the two words, but the meaning is the other way around - they're throwing in their anecdote with everyone else's to build data.