New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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high percentage vs the majority
0 [A high percentage/the majority] of the building is damaged from the airstrike. 02 br
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00 Are both correct? Any difference? 02 br
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00 Are both correct? Any difference? 02 br
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0 They are both correct but I sense a difference. 02 br 01 i 00 high percentage 02 i 00 is a bit subjective. It depends on the situation.
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0 They are both correct but I sense a difference. 02 br
01 i 00 high percentage 02 i 00 is a bit subjective. It depends on the situation. There are probably people who would feel that 45% is a high percentage where damage from airstrikes is concerned -- the owner of the building, for example! And yet, a percentage above 50% would be needed to have a majority. 02 b
01 i 00 high percentage 02 i 00 is a bit subjective. It depends on the situation. There are probably people who would feel that 45% is a high percentage where damage from airstrikes is concerned -- the owner of the building, for example! And yet, a percentage above 50% would be needed to have a majority. 02 b
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0 Hi guys, 02 br
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01 font 00 A high percentage/the majority] of the building is damaged from the airstrike. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Are both correct? Any difference? 02 font 02 br
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00 Neither of these sounds good to me. It's because a building is a single object. 02
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01 font 00 A high percentage/the majority] of the building is damaged from the airstrike. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Are both correct? Any difference? 02 font 02 br
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00 Neither of these sounds good to me. It's because a building is a single object. 02
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