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Gramatical error in listing #1086

Open nus-pe-bot opened 2 years ago

nus-pe-bot commented 2 years ago

When find results return no results. Should be 0 person listed instead of persons image.png

[original: nus-cs2103-AY2122S1/pe-interim#1130] [original labels: type.FunctionalityBug severity.VeryLow]

stanley-1 commented 2 years ago

Team's Response

The reviewer claims that a bug exists in the syntax of the error message. However, he/she committed the same faux pas in his/her bug report. In the first sentence of his/her report, he/she stated "When find results return no results.". Notice that the reviewer used the plural form "results" at the end of his/her sentence instead of "result", thereby contradicting his claim that we should use "person" instead of "persons".

In any case, we usually say "Andy has zero followers on Instagram" and not "Andy has zero follower on Instagram". Hence, the plural form should be used instead of the singular form. As such, "0 persons listed." is not grammatically incorrect as purported by the reviewer.

The reviewer can refer to the link below for an in-depth explanation of this rule: https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/followed-singular-plural-noun/

Lastly, the reviewer made a spelling error in the title of his/her bug report. The word is spelt as "grammatical" and not "gramatical".

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