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Comment by tedunangst

1 year ago

It should definitely use the plural, batteries, if that's the intention.

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wanderingjew  1 year ago

acktually, traditionally, 'batteries' referred to two or more cells. This keeps with the etymology of the word as an emplacement of cannon or guns. If OP meant a single cell, they should have written 'cell', not the singular 'battery'.

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