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zero degree or zero degrees? | WordReference Forums Zero degrees With the exception of 1, all (i) numbers, (ii) fractions and (iii) numbers with fractions are plural Decimal: (for both direction and temperature) 0 5 degrees (spoken = nought zero point five degrees) 1° (spoken = one degree) 2° spoken = two degrees 2 5 degrees = two point five degrees However, there is another construction
zero degree degrees - WordReference Forums Yes, in English (and number of other languages) zero is treated as plural grammatically, so it is zero degrees When it is used attributively (as an adjective in front of a noun), however, it is "zero degree": e g "at zero degree temperatures", but that is true for any number of degrees (e g "90 degree temperatures")
word choice - is it 0 degree or 0 degrees outside? - English Language . . . Thus, zero degrees is when the liquid inside did not rise to any of the marks above one degree is to say the liquid inside rose to one mark Admittedly, we have now greatly expanded the concept of how we conceive of temperature, but such is the origin
Why is zero followed by a plural noun? - English Language Usage . . . Substitute the word "any" in the place of zero and it makes sense Instead of saying "I have zero books " you are saying "I do not have any books " In this construction, the plural is not referring to the zero-quantity of books you have, but instead refers to a (vague and undefined) collection of books, none of which you have
Ten degrees below zero - WordReference Forums The temperature was expressed as "ten degrees below zero" Should I assume that it was in degrees centigrade, so that minus 10 degrees centigrade equals 14 degrees Fahrenheit? Or should I assume it was -10 degrees Fahrenheit which would be which would be -23 3 degrees Fahrenheit?
20º under or below zero? - WordReference Forums Hi, I've always seen and used "below zero " EDIT: I think you can use under in phrases such as this one: "30 degrees under the average normal temperature "
Negative vs Minus when referring to the temperature below zero? I say that "negative 10 degrees" is more correct because negative is the sign of the number and thus properly a modifier in English, but minus is an arithmetic operator, which strictly speaking takes two operands: "zero minus 10" Of course, even in upper-level math class we'll pronounce the integer -10 as "minus ten" but I consider this
Correct plural form of a noun preceded by zero Zero is always plural Only "one" is singular in the English language Correctly, it is 0 5 kilogram of beans (five tenths of a kilogram of beans vice five tents of a kilograms of beans)