By Plurals, Using English

Use the plural when reading the numbers - "zero point zero zero one grams"If you're using English words, use singular - "one one-thousandth of a gram" / "two one-thousandths of a gram" - I've also heard "one one-thousandth grams" ...

Hello, Roro. 1. How did you make those quotes? I see no quote button. 2. I am not a linguist. I have a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. 3. I was unfamiliar with the term so, after you used it, I did a Google search on "Bare Plural" and found...

Susan, I understand the frustration you are feeling. Your language, Chinese, is what linguists call an "isolating language". All information, such as the time an action occurred, is conveyed by the choice and order of words in a sentence. There are no verb tenses. There are no plurals. In fact,...