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    #1 15-Apr-2016, 03:27

    zero points

    I'd give that person's table manners zero points

    Why is it zero points not zero point?
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    #2 15-Apr-2016, 03:32

    Re: zero points

    Possibly because it's the same as no points.
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    #3 15-Apr-2016, 16:11

    Re: zero points

    You need a full stop after "zero points".
    Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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    #4 15-Apr-2016, 16:19

    Re: zero points

    Only "one" is singular.
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    #5 16-Apr-2016, 05:18

    Re: zero points

    Because zero and its synonyms are plural.
    I am not a teacher.
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