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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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"0 case" or "0 cases"?

0Which one is correct?02br
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00I learnt "s" or "es" is added in the case of plural, but I am not sure if 0 (zero) is a singulare or a plural number. 02br
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00Also, I think I can say "0.5 points", but can I say "0.1 points", or should say "0.1 point"?02br
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00Your help would be highly appreciated.0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 000 (zero) case, or02font 02br 02br 01font 000 (zero) cases02font 02br 02br 01font 00I learnt "s" or "es" is added in the case of plural, but I am not sure if 0 (zero) is a singulare or a plural number. 00I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to talk about here, and in what context, so let's make a sentence and look at it. eg02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 00There were zero cases of flu reported last week02i 00.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 000 (zero) case, or02font 02br 02br 01font 000 (zero) cases02font 02br 02br 01font 00I learnt "s" or "es" is added in the case of plural, but I am not sure if 0 (zero) is a singulare or a plural number.
  • 00I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to talk about here, and in what context, so let's make a sentence and look at it.
  • eg02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 00There were zero cases of flu reported last week02i 00.
  • 1 points02i 00, no difference).
  • That's in writing.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Which one is correct?02font02br
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01font000 (zero) case, or02font02br
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01font000 (zero) cases02font02br
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01font00I learnt "s" or "es" is added in th
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00Thank you very much for your reply and sorry for my unclear question.02br
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00I am trying to create a report of problem occurrence by plant.02br
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00Based on your reply, I entered as follows: 02br
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00Plant A 10 cases (1.0 point)02br
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00Plant
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0Hi,02br
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00I am not a direct party to this post but let me ask you if you don't mind.02br
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00So, 0.5 - you would say in speech either 01i00zero point five points02i00 or 01i00point five of a point02i02br
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00How about 1.5, how would you say that in speech?02br
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0 I'd say 'nought point five' and 'one point five'. 0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00Plant A 10 cases (1.0 point01font00s02font00)02br
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00Plant B 1 case (0.1 points)02br
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00Plant C 0 cases (0 points)02br
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00(The number of cases is converted into "point" for ev
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0Hi,02br
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00I agree with Nona except instead of 01font00'nought point five' and 'one point five'.,02font02br
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01font00in N. America, we'd say 01font00'01font00zero02font00 point five' and 'one point five'.0
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