The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoA quick Chinese lessonimagemessage-square147linkfedilinkarrow-up1941arrow-down19
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minus-squareAlfalFaFail@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoBut they are asking with the number zero specifically. “There is zero pig” is not how we speak.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s because English is three or four languages all smashed together, usually by force.
minus-squareAlfalFaFail@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 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.
But they are asking with the number zero specifically. “There is zero pig” is not how we speak.
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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.