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[–] Zuriz@sh.itjust.works 106 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 87 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That's easy. The answer is A: 2024. The other answers would require either the zero or the four to be plural.

[–] thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, if you understand the basics of the English language. Many English and foreign-English native speakers don't, and that makes their learning that much more spicy

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I honestly feel bad for anyone who has to learn English as anything other than their first language. I don't know if there's any other languages where there are so many exceptions to every rule of pronunciation, spelling, and grammar.

[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

It's oddly easy to learn once you've got the basics, I haven't learned a third language but I did start actively communicating in English just by playing Minecraft.

I suspect it's because of verbs, you just have two or three words for each verb and just add "-d", "-ed", " have" or "had" on them.
In romance languages conjugations vary depending on context/time, first/second/third person, whether the subject is singular or plurar and their gender.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

B: 0044 is both plural which is as consistent as A: 2024

[–] spencerwi@feddit.org 44 points 6 days ago

I think he's saying that the clue would need to be "two zeroes, two fours"

[–] Hoimo@ani.social 5 points 5 days ago

It's actually 4