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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 22, 2026 at 10:51:22 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   <10kv28p$3l2lk$2@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On 22 Jan 2026 15:40:09 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Jan 22, 2026 at 5:22:19 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote   
   >> :   
   >>   
   >>> Must be an Americanism - I'd say - ".. to replace than data is"! 😉   
   >>   
   >> Keep in mind "data" is plural.   
   >   
   > It is being used in an uncountable sense, like “flour”.   
      
   Fair.   
   >   
   > The bits in your storage media may be countable, but the information   
   > stored in them is not.   
      
   Thanks for the correction. I accept it.   
      
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