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Rule "majority (most, usually) when not voting"
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Description: | majority (most, usually) when not voting |
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Message: | Majority in the sense of "more than half" is used with countable nouns only (esp. when voting); for uncountable nouns, use most or usually. |
Category: | Plain English |
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ID: | MAJORITY [1] |
Version: | 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-10-12 22:33:07 +0200) |