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12 questions linked to/from Correct plural form of a noun preceded by "zero"
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is it 0 degree or 0 degrees outside? [duplicate]
This is in relation to the question "It's “1 degrees” or is it “1 degree” outside?". I have heard many people say that it is zero degrees outside. Is this correct, or is it 0 degree? The latter simply ...
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'0 result' vs '0 results' [duplicate]
I am developing a search control, where user types in and it returns search results. When I get no matching result what message would be correct in that case?
a) 0 result
b) 0 results
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Do we say zero point or zero points? [duplicate]
I know we say one point or two points, how about zero?
Do you say zero point or zero points?
Or both are ok depending on the context?
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Do I write "zero millimeter" or "zero millimeters"? [duplicate]
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Correct plural form of a zero quantified noun
There are no comments / There is no comment.
In the sentence "There is 0 mm of attached gingiva," is the proper word "is" or "...
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How to explain why do we use, e.g. "1" video but "0" videos? [duplicate]
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Correct plural form of a zero quantified noun
It's getting really complicated when you have to explicate to a student a bunch of habitual "Whys"!
For example, how do I ...
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Is -1 followed by a singular or plural noun?
Do we say "-1 thing" or "-1 things"?
I am interested in both
two things minus one thing(s)
and
minus/negative one thing(s)
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Why is "zero" followed by a plural noun?
I could have:
Two books
One book
Zero books
Why is zero followed by a plural form?
I don't expect English to always make sense, but everything has a reason, even if the reason is stupid.
The ...
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"There are no comments" vs. "There is no comment"
Which is correct?
There are no comments.
There is no comment.
Which would you use for a web application, i.e. what to display when a blog post or an article has no comment attached?
Actually, ...
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"Nobody want to go there," or "nobody wants to go there"?
In English, the number 0 is treated as plural. It is then:
0 seconds
1 second
1.2 seconds
2 seconds
Shouldn't it be "nobody want to go there," instead of "nobody wants to go there"?
I also ...
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It's "1 degrees" or is it "1 degree" outside?
Is it grammatically correct to say it's 1 degrees outside or is it 1 degree outside? (Talking about the weather in Buffalo, New York.)
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What's wrong with 'caught no mice'?
In Kipling's story "Below the Mill Dam", this passage occurs:
"He shouted large and vague threats to my address, last night at tea, that he wasn't going to keep cats who 'caught no mice'. Those ...
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“0 Bytes” vs “0 Byte”? [closed]
Just was wondering why and Which one is the correct one? or both?
A zero byte file or zero length file is a computer file containing no
data; that is, it has a length or size of zero bytes. Zero ...
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