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Rule "majority (most, usually) when not voting"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: majority (most, usually) when not voting
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message: Majority in the sense of "more than half" is used with countable nouns only (esp. when voting); for uncountable nouns, use <suggestion>most</suggestion> or <suggestion>usually</suggestion>.
Category: Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • Majority of the world is covered with water.
    Correction suggestion: Most, Usually
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Most of the world is covered with water.
ID: MAJORITY [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-20 22:33:09 +0100)