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A quick Chinese lesson (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

But they are asking with the number zero specifically. "There is zero pig" is not how we speak.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    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.

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