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One point. Two points. A half point. 0.5 points. hey, wait, "0.5 points"!?

Isn't that a bit odd? On one side, you can use it as a plural because you're counting in tenth points, but on the other, it doesn't make sense to use something that is less than one [insert thing you're counting] as a plural.

Sometimes, language can be very unlogic... Any thoughts on this?
Meh...
I've always explained this like so:
0.5 is more than one tenth of a point, so it is a plural.
Well, I've never said anything like 0.5 point, though it seems like it would be correct. I'll usually say something like a 5th of a point, or .5 points.

BTW, I always says anything less than -1 as plural, so not only numbers above one but below -1.
Wouldn't it be "0.1 point"? So its plurely because its of a multiple of a base?