Re: "0 or 1" singlular or plural?

Subject: Re: "0 or 1" singlular or plural?
From: "Mark Baker" <listsub -at- analecta -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 10:54:20 -0500



T. Word Smith wrote

> If you have this construction, do you use singular or
> plural?
>
> There is little feedback (0 or 1 phone calls).
>
> There is little feedback (0 or 1 phone call).

The plural form is clearly the natural inflection of this rather unnatural
sentence. As always, if the grammar rules don't explain natural usage, then
fix the grammar rules, not the usage.


Mark Baker
Analecta Communications


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