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Some or most?
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:03 pm
by lsatisevil7
"a good portion" or a "decent portion"-- would these translate to some or to most?
Re: Some or most?
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:13 pm
by sashafierce
Some
Many, several,a few, a large amount, a large proportion, not all (impies some are not), regularly, frequently, occasionally.
Most
More than half, a majority, nearly all, almost all, few (implies most are not), generally, typically, usually.
Source: Manhattan LSAT forum
I would loosely classify that as "some"
HTH
Re: Some or most?
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:24 pm
by gatesome
The third-party candidate received a decent portion of the vote: 21%.
Re: Some or most?
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:02 pm
by 03152016
a good portion – some
a decent portion - some
Re: Some or most?
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:31 pm
by dontdoitkid
Helpful reference:
None: 0
Some: 1-100
Most: 51-100
All: 100
I use something like this to help conceptualize different population sizes when "some" and "most" are used. I would probably classify both terms as some in this instance.