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mayd • 01/22/2025 • 1 reply • view on HN

"I have no spoon." Correct in a situation where exactly one spoon is expected.

"There are no spoons here." Correct in a situation where there could be zero, one or more spoons.


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tsimionescu • 01/22/2025

There is no spoon in this room. Equivalent to "There are no spoons in this room".

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