The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoA quick Chinese lessonlemmy.worldimagemessage-square147linkfedilinkarrow-up1940arrow-down19
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minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s because English is three or four languages all smashed together, usually by force.
minus-squareAlfalFaFail@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months 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.
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It’s because English is three or four languages all smashed together, usually by force.
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.