I like frogs

A pencil is not more than one pencil. It is a single pencil. As such, it ought to be referred to as a single pencil and not more than one pencil.
There are writing tactics to make this happen, preventing any reader confusion over how many pencils are being referred to at any given time, be it one or more than one. These grammatical institutions are commonly known as plural or singular. A singular object is singular because it is a single object, as opposed to more than one object [double ...

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I shouldn't talk about my patrons this way. They are all wonderful people, and if I didn't love them or want to do what I do for them, I wouldn't be in this business. My problems as a store owner are mine alone, as well as the decision to succeed or fail.