[sdiy] Today's Pet Peeve

[Tim Ressel]

Tom, er I mean Tim Servo for the (geeky) win! Although I still think it 
should be "Datumses"  ;-)

--timmers


On 7/22/2018 9:17 PM, Tim Parkhurst wrote:
> In the case of engineering drawings, "Datum" is defined as a reference 
> point, line, plane, or surface. In this instance, the plural is 
> "Datums." When GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) notation 
> is used, Datum Symbols are used to call out how the part is to be 
> jigged for inspection, eliminating a lot of inconsistencies.
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> Tim (CAD Geek to the Stars) Servo
> ---
> "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
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> On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 6:09 PM, Justin Herrmann 
> <ebn303afxcut at email.com <mailto:ebn303afxcut at email.com>> wrote:
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>     The plural of datum is data.
>     On 07/22/2018, 8:05 PM Tim Parkhurst <tim.parkhurst at gmail.com
>     <mailto:tim.parkhurst at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>         Agreed.
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>         Question: is the plural of datum "datem" or "datums"?
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>         Tim (professional designer/drafter: I have a shirt that says
>         "Live to Draft, Draft to Live.") Servo
>         ---
>         "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
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>         On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 5:53 PM, Tim Ressel
>         <timr at circuitabbey.com <mailto:timr at circuitabbey.com>> wrote:
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>             Drawings with no called out datem.
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>             -- 
>             --Tim Ressel
>             Circuit Abbey
>             timr at circuitabbey.com <mailto:timr at circuitabbey.com>
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--Tim Ressel
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