The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoA quick Chinese lessonlemmy.worldimagemessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1940arrow-down17
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minus-squareAlfalFaFail@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month 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.