I'd like to know which is correct. 0 grams or 0 gram?
D diamondcutter Senior Member Joined Oct 21, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Aug 24, 2021 #1 I'd like to know which is correct. 0 grams or 0 gram?
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 24, 2021 #2 Zero grams. Zero grams of ....
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 24, 2021 #3 The only number that takes the singular in such contexts is 1. Anything above or below that, even by a decimal point, takes the plural. 0 grams 0.3 grams 0.7 grams 1 gram 1.1 grams 1.6 grams
The only number that takes the singular in such contexts is 1. Anything above or below that, even by a decimal point, takes the plural. 0 grams 0.3 grams 0.7 grams 1 gram 1.1 grams 1.6 grams
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 24, 2021 #4 Also -1. -1° C. (minus/negative one degree Celsius.) Last edited: Aug 24, 2021
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Aug 24, 2021 #5 I can't think of many occasions on which I'd feel the need to talk of 'zero grams'.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 25, 2021 #6 People failing to score drugs may want to.
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 25, 2021 #7 Or if you're marketing a "diet" beverage (zero g sugar).
Skrej VIP Member Joined May 11, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 25, 2021 #8 Or any kind of nutritional information, but especially carbs, sugar, and fat.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 26, 2021 #9 Unsuccessful dieters too.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 26, 2021 #10 Tdol said: Unsuccessful dieters too. Click to expand... I think even the most obsessive of dieters would struggle to know whether they had lost/gained just a single gram! Last edited: Aug 26, 2021
Tdol said: Unsuccessful dieters too. Click to expand... I think even the most obsessive of dieters would struggle to know whether they had lost/gained just a single gram!
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 26, 2021 #11 That would depend on the quality of the equipment they weigh themselves on. Such equipment would terrify me.
That would depend on the quality of the equipment they weigh themselves on. Such equipment would terrify me.