Originally posted by Pinto
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If you find this post offensive, please insert "Chan" before and "tho" after, then it should be OK.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostHmm, this made me think, is 0 plural (multiple) to use word "words" rather than word "word"? Or is my portugeese better than English?Comment
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Originally posted by Chantho View PostChan
Portugal if possible.Comment
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Originally posted by Pinto View PostPardon?
"That's not portuguese. Make that 0 words"
Note "words", this is used for plurals - 2 words, 10 words, but 1 word. The question I have is why "words" when we deal with not a plural number, 0 is even less than 1. Komprehende comrade?Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostI am just thinking aloud here. Let's look at what you said again:
"That's not portuguese. Make that 0 words"
Note "words", this is used for plurals - 2 words, 10 words, but 1 word. The question I have is why "words" when we deal with not a plural number, 0 is even less than 1. Komprehende comrade?
If you listened to other people, you would notice nobody uses 0 in the singular
There were 0 car on the road.
0 condition for a good match.Comment
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Originally posted by Pinto View PostMakes more sense to use the plural, as there could potential be more than 1.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostEh? But than having 1 surely more potential to be more than 1, than 0 to be more than 1? 0 is 0, IMO, everyone is just wrong to use plural word after it and it took a sharp mind like mine to notice this.
0 houses, or 0 house?Comment
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Originally posted by Pinto View PostHow does it work in Russian? Do you say:
0 houses, or 0 house?Comment
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Originally posted by Chantho View PostChan
Is there a dictionary which will translate slang, profanity etc?Comment
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