>>>>>>>>>>But my question was : WHEN did that become the criteria......
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Oh, I see. The short answer is "I don't know."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>OK. I thought you were originally implying that the drop in the unemployment figures occurred because the government changed the criterion?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Your singular was duly noted and appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I put it at the top of my agendum :-}
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hmm, not sure you want to be known as the chap who put the "dum" in "agendum" :-\
>>>>>
>>>>>Data: I don't understand the difference between singular and plural :-}
>>>>
>>>>One piece of information is a datum, multiple are data.
>>>
>>>But I just told you I didn't understand the difference.....
>>>
>>>>
>>>>It's easy to remember - just think of a "data point" < bg >
>>
>>I thought you were being facetious; the first part of my post is correct, the second is a joke of sorts :-|
>>
>>One datum: "Viv Phillips lives in Blighty"
>>
>>Two data: (1) "Viv Phillips lives in Blighty" (2) "Viv Phillips tinkers with C#"
>
>I've been being facetious ever since my first 'criteria' post.
>We is pulling your legs.

Punk'd again - isn't the first, no doubt won't be the last :)