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Healer Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Majority of life
Re: They have been living in America for the majority of their lives.
Can we use the word "majority" to refer to part of something of which the noun is uncountable?
Is my question using "of which" grammatically correct?
Thanks!
Can we use the word "majority" to refer to part of something of which the noun is uncountable?
Is my question using "of which" grammatically correct?
Thanks!
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healer Can we use the word "majority" to refer to ... the noun is uncountable? Yes, but "life" is not uncountable.
- healer Can we use the word "majority" to refer to ...
- the noun is uncountable?
- Yes, but "life" is not uncountable.
- a life, many lives.
- Giambattista della Porta spent the majority of his life on scientific endeavors.
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healerCan we use the word "majority" to refer to ... the noun is uncountable?
Yes, but "life" is not uncountable. a life, many lives.
Giambattista della Porta spent the majority of his life on scientific endeavors.
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healerCan we use the word "majority" to refer to part of something of which the noun is uncountable?
No. You have to be able to count to have a majority. Fowler has it "it should not be used as a dignified substitute for the greater part of a whole that is not numerical, as in It is a book with sociological merits in the majority of it." Use "most".
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