Why is zero plural?
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I saw this sentence in the math textbook. For example, if we choose two 2s, zero 3s, and one 5, we get the divisor Here they said zero 3s and one 5. Two is plural and one is singular, which is o...
  • WatDabneyEnglish
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    2 days ago

    My assumption would be that “singular” is understood to only refer to quantities of one, so “plural,” though it’s commonly thought to mean more than one since that’s far and away its most common usage, actually necessarily refers to any quantity other than one.