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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Indefinite article

Hi.
What's tje difference between 'a majority of' and 'the majority of'?
  

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Nothing, really, except that you should use 'the' if you have already mentioned this majority. Othewise, one or the other might fit better into the surrounding text. What is the context?

— Mister Micawber

  • Nothing, really, except that you should use 'the' if you have already mentioned this majority.
  • Othewise, one or the other might fit better into the surrounding text.
  • What is the context?
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Nothing, really, except that you should use 'the' if you have already mentioned this majority. Othewise, one or the other might fit better into the surrounding text. What is the context?
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Mister MicawberNothing, really, except that you should use 'the' if you have already mentioned this majority. Othewise, one or the other might fit better into the surrounding text. What is the context?
A majority of IT initiatives involve or require organizational change-...........................
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Either will work in that context.
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