This is crazy, all top threads are Nintendo related.

[Dulfite]

Nem said:

StarDoor said:

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.

I understand and i had edited my post to say that. I understand now that the meaning with wich i used the term might not be familiar to everyone.

But, i did not use it improperly. It is you that are not familiar with all it's meanings, and again, that is alright, aslong as you don't take an affronting tone and tell me that i am wrong. The word was 100% used correctly.

You don't read a book and when you see a word used in a meaning you don't understand, you don't go: This guy doesn't know what he is talking/writing about. You just recognise that there are more meanings to the word that you weren't familiar with.