• LukeMedia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “Not one are” sounds wrong to me but “None are” sounds correct. I want to check English rules, one sec

    Okay, so it appears “none” can be singular or plural. So it can also mean “not one of any” so “none are” is grammatically correct. Interestingly, “none is” vs “none are” is apparently something not infrequently debated.

    Sources: Grammarbook
    Merriam Webster

    Also, could someone tell me how to force a line break?

    • ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s interesting. I should explore the syntax of my native language more, haha. Thanks for the sources!

      As for line breaks, I’m not sure if some variant of \n works (guess we’ll find out), but I just hit enter twice when I want one.