How to write about zero. Are your emails accidentally rude? PAPST. Grammar Girl 1003

1003. This week, we look at zero - what a weird number! It has two plurals, sometimes you use the word and sometimes you use the numeral, and it gave rise to a bunch of idioms in the World War II era. Then we turn our attention to email. Generational differences can lead to misunderstandings. We explain why and how to avoid them.
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Audio Production: Nathan Semes
Video Production: Holly Hutchings
Host and Editor: Mignon Fogarty

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In Arabic writing, 0 _(khamsa)_ is equal to 5. A zero in Arabic writing is a point . _(zeffir)_