Thank you, Uncle Jack and entangledbank! I've been saying things like "0.5 points" because that's how you guys say these things, but recently a colleague of mine pointed out half an apple is half an apple. Come to think of it, "zero apples" means grammatical plurality in English indicates "nonsingularity," and "half an apple is" is an exception made to avoid saying "an apple are." I used to wonder about "there is more than one...," and this second example helps me conclude there are things that native speakers of English really don't want to say. Thanks!