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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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a surprisingly high percentage of the time
Yet others firmly believe in it (telepathy). Indeed, some studies have come up with surprising results that seem to indicate that certain people have some degree of telepathic power. Test subjects were able to guess correctly-or maybe use telepathy-a surprisingly high percentage of the time.
Hi,
What does "the time" in the above refer to? Does it mean the times of the test? If yes, why isn't the plural "times?" Thanks.
Hi,
What does "the time" in the above refer to? Does it mean the times of the test? If yes, why isn't the plural "times?" Thanks.
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It's sort of a fixed expression. "most of the time" = "in most cases" The parameters may be established by context, but otherwise it would mean "overall" - out of all cases considered, most of them showed the specified result. " - A.
- It's sort of a fixed expression.
- "most of the time" = "in most cases" The parameters may be established by context, but otherwise it would mean "overall" - out of all cases considered, most of them showed the specified result.
- " - A.
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It's sort of a fixed expression. "most of the time" = "in most cases"
The parameters may be established by context, but otherwise it would mean "overall" - out of all cases considered, most of them showed the specified result.
You would almost think the expression should be, "most of the times" (plural), as in "How many times have I told you not to do that?"
The parameters may be established by context, but otherwise it would mean "overall" - out of all cases considered, most of them showed the specified result.
You would almost think the expression should be, "most of the times" (plural), as in "How many times have I told you not to do that?"
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