| Nem said: ... Well, you were the one that attacked me by trying to somehow to undervalue me or my birth country. Tbh i hardly understand where the idea comes from, unless you really don't know. And again, the word "majority" is not yours alone. And for the definition. It's there in the dictionary. Majority is an insuficient description, wich is why it works on both cases. You do know that words can have more than one meaning right? Or you can think you know more than the dictionary and declare your rules. I guess it's your right to believe whatever you want. And you know, i don't contest that Plurity can be another way to adress it. But if you look at the definition. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plurality
c :a number of votes cast for a candidate in a contest of more than two candidates that is greater than the number cast for any other candidate but not more than half the total votes cast
Its 3c. Theres many other more common meanings for the word. So, contradiction much?
Dude, just leave it. Words have several meanings. Not knowing all of them is not shameful. But beeing arrogant and thinking you do when you don't know doesn't gain you any respect. |
The question isn't "does the dictionary say it can be used in this way," but "will people understand what I mean if I use it this way," and in the case of "majority," your usage did not communicate the idea that you thought it did. Of the three people who have commented on your usage (me, Rol, and Dulfite), all agreed that "majority" indicates an amount that is greater than half of the total. You can't just use words improperly and then complain about people not understanding. You're the one with the issue here, and you're the one being arrogant because you keep trying to argue that your usage of the word was perfectly valid, even though everyone reading your post would assume that you're talking about an absolute majority because "majority" is a common word in American English that exclusively means "greater than 50%" in everyday usage.
Last edited by StarDoor - on 31 October 2017
