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mcswell01/22/20252 repliesview on HN

Because zero is not singular. In the context of English grammar, "plural" simply means "not singular."


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jjk16601/23/2025

Funnily enough even negative one is not singular. A debt of a single dollar is negative one dollars in your account.

felideon01/22/2025

Except...

> `1.0` books (?) – Martin Ba Commented May 22, 2024 at 13:3

:)