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The word "most"

RedEyedAbyssRedEyedAbyss
edited 2011-12-10 18:37:00 in General
I instinctively want to quantify it as a percentage. It's hard to understand what someone means when they use a word that could mean anything from 50.1% to 99.9%.

Comments

  • GelzoGelzo
    Pony Sleuth
    This issue was brought up in my semantics class. For the purpose of a working theory, the text decided to use "more than half".

    I think there might have been some other interestIng insights, but I'd rather not attempt listing them from memory fir the moment.
  • ScythemantisScythemantis
    I hate how anytime you use "most" while criticizing a group (i.e. "most conservatives don't believe in evolution" ) anyone within that group instantly reacts like you said "all," even if they would otherwise agree that the behavior is a common trend.
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