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Re:Why “children,” not “childs”? (2016) by mrec on Sunday May 27, 2018 @07:38PM (#17169779)
I haven't heard the term "collection singular" before; I'd call that a mass noun or non-count noun. (Which I agree "data" has become.)
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Re:Why “children,” not “childs”? (2016) by toast0 on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @12:17PM (#17180494)
Mass noun is indeed the proper term, which I'll try to remember in the future. :)
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