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Believer Posted 18 years ago
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majority

Hi,
I think I asked this a long time ago and Nona answered something like this.

a majority of discussion -- (to indicate) specific
the majority of discussion -- (to indicate) conceptual

Can you tell me about these more?
  

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Hi, I think I asked this a long time ago and Nona answered something like this. a majority of discussion -- (to indicate) specific the majority of discussion -- (to indicate) conceptual Can you tell me about these more? Off-hand, I just see these as indefinite and definite (a chair/the chair, a group of people/the group of people).

  • Hi, I think I asked this a long time ago and Nona answered something like this.
  • a majority of discussion -- (to indicate) specific the majority of discussion -- (to indicate) conceptual Can you tell me about these more?
  • Off-hand, I just see these as indefinite and definite (a chair/the chair, a group of people/the group of people).
  • So, I'd better let Nona explain what she had in mind.
  • In what context would you want to use this expression without the article 'the' before the word 'discussion'?
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Hi,
I think I asked this a long time ago and Nona answered something like this.

a majority of discussion -- (to indicate) specific
the majority of discussion -- (to indicate) conceptual

Can you tell me about these more? Off-hand, I just see these as indefinite and definite (a chair/the chair, a group of people/the group of people). So, I'd better let Nona explain

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