Singular of 'Dates'
A pedant on a date insists the singular of 'dates' is 'datum,' misapplying data/datum.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-07-31-singular-of-dates/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "I've gone out with misguided pedants before, but credit where credit's due: I've never had a date as bad as this."
B: "Actually, the singular of 'dates' is 'datum.'"