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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

greater half

Survey indicates that the greatest halves of people prefer strong. morally-upstanding leaders.

I corrected greatest halves to greater half, but does greater half mean something that is just more than half?

Please advise.

LCChang
  

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I'm afraid that sentence doesn't make a lot of sense. At the moment it sounds as though half of each individual person wants a leader like that. ) prefer strong, morally-upstanding leaders.

— Nona the brit

  • I'm afraid that sentence doesn't make a lot of sense.
  • At the moment it sounds as though half of each individual person wants a leader like that.
  • ) prefer strong, morally-upstanding leaders.
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I'm afraid that sentence doesn't make a lot of sense. At the moment it sounds as though half of each individual person wants a leader like that.

I think you mean

Surveys indicate (or The survey indicates) that over half (the majority?) of the people (population?) prefer strong, morally-upstanding leaders.
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Nona The Brit
I'm afraid that sentence doesn't make a lot of sense. At the moment it sounds as though half of each individual person wants a leader like that.

I think you mean

Surveys indicate (or The survey indicates) that over half (the majority?) of the people (population?) prefer strong, morally-upstanding leaders.

Allow me
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LcchangSurvey indicates that the greatest halves of people prefer strong. morally-upstanding leaders.

I corrected greatest halves to greater half, but does greater half mean something that is just more than half?
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