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> In that case, it’s equally strange that other languages would make “one” plural imo. Why? It's very common in English: I don't want those ones. In this cas
by thaumasiotes 13d ago
> In that case, it’s equally strange that other languages would make “one” plural imo.
Why? It's very common in English:
I don't want those ones.
In this case the number has been repurposed as a placeholder noun, and the noun is what's pluralized, but that's also what happens when the number is repurposed as a determiner and the determiner gets pluralized.