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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
most people v. most of people
"Most people fear sharks". In this sentence are "most people" and "most of people" exactly the same in meaning?
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most of people is incorrect English. You could say ' most of the people ' if you are referring to some particular group of people.
- most of people is incorrect English.
- You could say ' most of the people ' if you are referring to some particular group of people.
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most of people is incorrect English.
You could say 'most of the people' if you are referring to some particular group of people.
You could say 'most of the people' if you are referring to some particular group of people.
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Clivemost of people is incorrect English.You could say 'most of the people' if you are referring to some particular group of people.But for the given sentence "Most people fear sharks", then are "most of the people" and "most people" exactly the same?
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No. 'Most people' means 'most people in the world'.
'Most of the people' is talking about a a particular group of people, as Clive told you.
'Most of the people' is talking about a a particular group of people, as Clive told you.
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