Q:

is it 0 degree or 0 degrees outside?

This is in relation to the question "It's “1 degrees” or is it “1 degree” outside?". I have heard many people say that it is zero degrees outside. Is this correct, or is it 0 degree? The latter simply doesn't sound right.

A:

"One degree" is correct, as is "zero degrees".  It grates on my inner geek that a quantity of zero is pluralized, but that's the way it is.

