The Nordic model, often touted as a paragon of progressive social policies, has long been the envy of many nations. Finland, in particular, has been praised for its generous parental support programs, designed to encourage and facilitate family growth. Yet, despite these well-intentioned efforts, the country has witnessed a startling decline in its birthrate, plummeting by nearly a third since 2010.
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I think "data" can be both singular or plural, so both can work. I could be wrong though.
"What do the data say?"
"What does the data say?"
I always treat it like the latter since it's a singular body of datum points. A book isn't a plural collection of pages.
Oh yep, not sure what I was thinking there.
It's a British thing, like how they say aluminum with an extra i
...You mean the correct way to say "aluminium." Whose this aloominum fellow? I don't know him.
Don't tell me you also say "mischievEEous" and "drorring" or that you "go to hospital"
Nope. Australian. We just spell words correctly, then mispronounce everything in speech.