Thursday, December 26, 2024

Zero Plural

A zero plural is when a noun doesn’t change form between singular and plural. For example, words like sheep, deer, and fish stay the same whether we're talking about one or many. This happens in English with some animals, collective terms (like aircraft or series), and borrowed words from languages where plural forms don’t change, (like the Japanese kanji, samurai). Instead of adding an "s," context clues tell us if it’s singular or plural, making things simpler and often preserving the word’s original form.