Jomega@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoDespite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud.message-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down141file-text
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareDespite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud.Jomega@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLordMayor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-223 hours agoThe definitions you link all include a meaning of “most” that is “a majority of”. Context matters. “China has the most people.” Here it means the greatest quantity. “Most people are Chinese.” Here it means a majority of people are Chinese. That’s just how English works. Also, India has the most people, not China.
The definitions you link all include a meaning of “most” that is “a majority of”. Context matters.
“China has the most people.” Here it means the greatest quantity.
“Most people are Chinese.” Here it means a majority of people are Chinese.
That’s just how English works.
Also, India has the most people, not China.