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minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoThat’s almost 50% more men than women
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoYes, anything over half is literally what “mostly” means. Doesn’t matter if it’s 99% or 51%.
minus-squareAlexLost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoThat word is covering a lot of ground. Why would you let language be so ambiguous to you? What would you call 75%, and then how can you destinguish between the two if they are both “mostly”?
minus-squareSailorFuzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days ago☝️ 🤓 reddit debatelord moment. Okbuddy.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoWhat the fuck is your problem? Words have meanings.
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoYes, they often have multiple meanings depending on context.
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days ago“It’s been a big effort by the team these past three years, but we’re mostly done now.” sighs of relief across the research grant board “Boom! Right on time!”
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·24 days agoIf your friend group is 6 men and 4 women, do you tell people “I’m mostly friends with men”?
Just over half is mostly?
That’s almost 50% more men than women
Yes, anything over half is literally what “mostly” means. Doesn’t matter if it’s 99% or 51%.
That word is covering a lot of ground. Why would you let language be so ambiguous to you? What would you call 75%, and then how can you destinguish between the two if they are both “mostly”?
☝️ 🤓 reddit debatelord moment. Okbuddy.
What the fuck is your problem? Words have meanings.
Yes, they often have multiple meanings depending on context.
“It’s been a big effort by the team these past three years, but we’re mostly done now.”
sighs of relief across the research grant board
“Boom! Right on time!”
If your friend group is 6 men and 4 women, do you tell people “I’m mostly friends with men”?