"I would like to know something about the authentic usage of plurality of numbers. Is it: minus two degree, or minus two degrees; two point two three yard, or two point two three yards? On blogs or microblogs, is it minus one character left, or minus one characters left? And do we say zero kilometre, or zero kilometres? Thank you!"
Erik from Taipei
Do you know when numbers and measurements should be single or plural?
Should we say: 'minus two degree', or is it 'minus two degrees'?
Do we say 'two point two three yard', or is it 'two point two three yards'?
In this Question and Answer of the Week, Feifei and Catherine answer Erik's question about this topic and give some rules for talking about plurality of numbers.
Listen to the programme and download the script to find out more.
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