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DATA

(vi) Dashes can indicate hesitation in speech:

I - er - don't - um - know what - what to say.

(vii) Dashes can indicate missing letters or even

missing words where propriety or discretion

require it:

c 1 (ship of the desert)

Susan L— comes from Exeter.

He swore softly, ' it'.

data (plural) datum (singular)

Strictly speaking, DATA should be used with a plural

verb:

The DATA have been collected by research students.

You will, however, increasingly see DATA used with

a singular verb and this use has now become

acceptable.

The DATA has been collected by research students.

dates

See NUMBERS for a discussion of how to set out

dates.

deceased or diseased?

DECEASED means dead.

DISEASED means affected by illness or infection.

deceit

(not -ie)

See EI/IE SPELLING RULE.

deceive

decent or descent?

DECENT means fair, upright, reasonable.

DESCENT means act of coming down, ancestry.

decide

decided, deciding (not decied-)

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