The "Your flagging history" block uses the plural when the number of flags is 1

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The phrase should be "1 is waiting for review."

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@Popular Demand: When would one not want to use the numeral 1? — Andrew Grimm, Commented May 13, 2011 at 9:50
We've seen this type of bug opened many a time, but now we have an english.stackexchange.com I now find it ever-so ironic. — Andy E, Commented May 13, 2011 at 10:02
@Andrew, I've always been taught to not start sentences with numerals, or to use numerals at all for numbers smaller than (depending on who you ask) ten, twelve or twenty. Of course, these are just bulleted list items in not-super-formal writing, so those rules don't necessarily apply; I'd probably design this page the same way, if it were up to me. Regardless, it looks vaguely wrong to some part of my brain. — Pops, Commented May 13, 2011 at 14:14
As it is a list, the text could also be "Waiting for review: 1." In the same way, the other text could be "Marked as valid: 16." (The period is not part of the text.) — avpaderno, Commented May 15, 2011 at 5:43

avpaderno · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-15 11:55:49Z

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The content of the block has been changed, and it now appears as in the following screenshot.

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Are and is don't appear anymore in the used strings.

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 11:55

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