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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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a specific reference
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00 Please tell me if you see the following sentence for the 1st time with the phrase "the majority of voters," would you say it seems to be a specific reference since there is only one majority of voters as Clive seemed to have said something along this line some time ago in this forum? 02 br
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00 (Seeing this sentence for the 1st time) 02 br
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00 Thank you for taking part in this poll and the poll result is this: 02 br
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01 u 00 The majority of voters 02 u 00 voted overwelmingly in favor of passing this proposal. 02 br
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00 My question is where is this specific reference come from or based on? 02 br
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00 1) 2nd mentioning and a prior precedence? I don't think so. 02 br
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00 2) Post-modifying phrase/clause? I don't think so too. 02 br
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00 3) By the context? 02 br
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00 4) Any other? 0-
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00 Please tell me if you see the following sentence for the 1st time with the phrase "the majority of voters," would you say it seems to be a specific reference since there is only one majority of voters as Clive seemed to have said something along this line some time ago in this forum? 02 br
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00 (Seeing this sentence for the 1st time) 02 br
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00 Thank you for taking part in this poll and the poll result is this: 02 br
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01 u 00 The majority of voters 02 u 00 voted overwelmingly in favor of passing this proposal. 02 br
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00 My question is where is this specific reference come from or based on? 02 br
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00 1) 2nd mentioning and a prior precedence? I don't think so. 02 br
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00 2) Post-modifying phrase/clause? I don't think so too. 02 br
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00 3) By the context? 02 br
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00 4) Any other? 0-
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02 br 00 A majority of voters... 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 Cheers 02 br 00 CB 010id 1
- 02 br 00 A majority of voters...
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 Cheers 02 br 00 CB 010id 1
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0 Hi Believer 02 br
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00 TMM 05 0 00 there are three acceptable ways: 02 br
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01 i 00 The majority of voters... 02 br
00 A majority of voters... 02 i 00 (The majority can be made up of countless components.) 02 br
01 i 00 Most voters... 02 i 02 br
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00 Cheers 02 br
00 CB 010id
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00 TMM 05 0 00 there are three acceptable ways: 02 br
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01 i 00 The majority of voters... 02 br
00 A majority of voters... 02 i 00 (The majority can be made up of countless components.) 02 br
01 i 00 Most voters... 02 i 02 br
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00 Cheers 02 br
00 CB 010id
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00 To be honest, no, I wouldn't say that I sense a specific reference. I just hear a very usual combination of words. I hear 01 i 00 the majority (of) 02 i 00 and it seems a fixed expression, the 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 having no p
00 would you say it seems to be a specific reference? 12 blockquote12 br
00 To be honest, no, I wouldn't say that I sense a specific reference. I just hear a very usual combination of words. I hear 01 i 00 the majority (of) 02 i 00 and it seems a fixed expression, the 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 having no p
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0 I agree with Jim. 02 br
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00 Majority of the votes came from the middle class. –fine with no [the] 02 br
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00 The majority voters came from the middles class. –fine with [the] 02 br
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00 After 2 weeks on the picket line, 01 b 00 majority 02 b 00 of the striking worker decide to accept the factory’s offer. 00 00
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00 Majority of the votes came from the middle class. –fine with no [the] 02 br
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00 The majority voters came from the middles class. –fine with [the] 02 br
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00 After 2 weeks on the picket line, 01 b 00 majority 02 b 00 of the striking worker decide to accept the factory’s offer. 00 00
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0 I was saying that either 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 must be used, not that both may be dropped! 05 0 010id 1
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