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Need we use “sums” in sentences whenever they describe the sum of plural objects? [duplicate]
Need we use sums in the case that the sentence describes the sum of plural objects?
For example, “100 centimeters sums to one meter” versus “100 centimeters sum to one meter”.
They both seem make ...
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Why is “zero” plural? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Correct plural form of a zero quantified noun
I could have:
Zero books
One book
Two books
Why is zero in plural form?
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Per Merriam-Webster:
Plural (adj): of, ...
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Irregular plurals. Leathermans or Leathermen?
Which plural do you use for a word that should have a regular plural but ends with a word that has its own irregular one? The example that made me ask was "leatherman" (the multitool) but there are ...
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Different size or different sizes?
Which one is better: two pipes of different radii or two pipes of different radius?
In Futurama, let me show you some of the different lengths of wire I use is a plural argument, but is it only ...
