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Plural, plate is 0.1 inch thick or 0.1 inches thick
I am writing a government document and would like clarification please. I have been told that a number less than 1 is singular and numbers above 1 are plural. Does this still apply the way that I am using it?
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Yes, it depends on the way the number is written: 1/2 inch thick vs. 5 inches thick. Fractions are singular, and any decimal other than 1 is plural.
- Yes, it depends on the way the number is written: 1/2 inch thick vs.
- 5 inches thick.
- Fractions are singular, and any decimal other than 1 is plural.
- It's easier if you think of the number written out: three-quarter inch vs.
- point seven five inches.
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Yes, it depends on the way the number is written: 1/2 inch thick vs. 0.5 inches thick. Fractions are singular, and any decimal other than 1 is plural. It's easier if you think of the number written out: three-quarter inch vs. point seven five inches.
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