What is the difference of 'A majority of' and 'THE majority of'? A majority of the students... The majority of the students...

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What is the difference of 'A majority of' and 'THE majority of'? A majority of the students... The majority of the students...

2015년 3월 27일 오후 7:27

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I would say that most native speakers use them interchangeably.

2015년 3월 27일

"a majority of the students" means a lot of students maybe 30 or 40% "the majority of the students" means more than 50% of the students. I hope that was useful.

2015년 3월 27일

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