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		stavros on Sept 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Terence Tao on O1 It's actually "the plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'".

kristianp on Sept 14, 2024 [–]

Apparently what you've said is the most common misquotation. See [3] above.

stavros on Sept 14, 2024 | [–]

Oh interesting, thanks! I much prefer that formulation.

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