The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 8 days agoA quick Chinese lessonlemmy.worldimagemessage-square142linkfedilinkarrow-up1889
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minus-squareAlfalFaFail@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoIf you insist on “is” then “zero” doesn’t work. But if you use “are” the sentence, “There are zero pigs” is totally cromulant. That’s because “pigs” in that sentence is addressing the category.
If you insist on “is” then “zero” doesn’t work. But if you use “are” the sentence, “There are zero pigs” is totally cromulant. That’s because “pigs” in that sentence is addressing the category.