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I just got out of a meeting where the presenter said that "most" were on his side ("most" being 42 out of 59). I commented afterwards in our debriefing that his use of "most" was a bit disingenuous. However, my colleague said that since it was a majority, that sounded fine to her. To me "most" means "almost all." However, I looked it up, and one definition was "in the majority." I guess I am wrong. Thoughts? | ||
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I'd agree with your colleague. To me, it means a majority, not necessarily a large one. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. | |||
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Because you are right most of the time, Kalleh, most of us agree with you now. | |||
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