Let me rephrase this.  If "and" (unlike "as well as" or "plus") between two subjects should always result in the use of plural verb, then the sentence One and zero are one is grammatically correct, but logically it sounds foolish.

On Jun 17, 2008, at 11:28 AM, DD Farms wrote:

At 09:19 PM 6/16/2008, Susan van Druten wrote:
What is the sum of one and zero?  are it one?  or is it one?  Math does not follow the grammatical rules.  I can count the number of people who have responded to this thread.  But if I use math to count them, I will come up with an amount and not a number of people.

DD: Trick question? "The sum is. . . ." Or, "It is . . . ."

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