The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 days agoA quick Chinese lessonlemmy.worldimagemessage-square147linkfedilinkarrow-up1938arrow-down17
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minus-squareAlfalFaFail@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoBut they are asking with the number zero specifically. “There is zero pig” is not how we speak.
minus-squareAlfalFaFail@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 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.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoIt’s because English is three or four languages all smashed together, usually by force.
But they are asking with the number zero specifically. “There is zero pig” is not how we speak.
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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.
It’s because English is three or four languages all smashed together, usually by force.