seeking deeper (language theory) reason behind Python design choice

[Grant Edwards]

On 2018-05-16, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2018 22:21:15 +0200, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
>
>> On 2018-05-15 00:52:42 +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> [...]
>>> By 1991 there had already been *decades* of experience with C
>> 
>> About one and a half decades.
>
> That would still be plural decades.

So would zero. ;)

The only plural in English implies is that the quantity is not 1.  It
does _not_ imply the quantity is greater than 1.

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