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Napoleonponapa Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The differences of " Most and a majority of )

1) Most people in Iraq turned out to the streets.

2) A majority of people in Iraq turned out to the streets.

What are the differences between them?

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The second is more formal, and seems rather awkwardly so here. Other errors and infelicities exist: 1) Most Iraqis turned out on the streets. 2) A majority of the Iraqis turned out on the streets.

— Mister Micawber

  • The second is more formal, and seems rather awkwardly so here.
  • Other errors and infelicities exist: 1) Most Iraqis turned out on the streets.
  • 2) A majority of the Iraqis turned out on the streets.
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The second is more formal, and seems rather awkwardly so here. Other errors and infelicities exist:

1) Most Iraqis turned out on the streets.
2) A majority of the Iraqis turned out on the streets.
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Hi. I have a question on your sentence. Why did you place a comma in your sentence? I think this is a short sentence but I think (not clear as to whether my comment will make sense) the part after the conjunction "and" is different than the part before it in terms of nuance (if I could call it that).

Your sentence in your previous response:

The second is more formal, and seems ra
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