criteria vs criterion

[Daniellll]

I hear many people talking about criteria in singular form. For example, he didn't meet the first criteria . Shouldn't we always use "criterion" instead of criteria in singular form?

 

[5jj]

'Criteria' seems to be going the way of 'data' and 'media' and becoming singular whether we like it or not.

 

[Tdol]

As 5jj says, things are changing, but if you use criterion/criteria, the traditionalists will be delighted to hear a non-native speaker doing something they see native speakers getting wrong. ;-)