Plural of data and information

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hpb

Plural of data and information

Beitrag von hpb »

Hello everybody!
Have I got to use singular or plural with data and information.

e.g. The data is or are stored. This information is relevant. Can I say: These information are relevant if I want to emphasis that there are many information (plural)?

Who can help me? Thanks & Regards,
Peter

bert

Beitrag von bert »

It is always "This information is relevant", no plural here.
You can say"This data was collected.." or in tchnical English "These data show ...."