Chicago Mayor mad TX is flying illegals there

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[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority

The word "majority" means "more than half the total." The word "plurality" means "the largest of the groups."

Pretty simple stuff that you really should have learned in high school.

[–]binaryblob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I already had read that before I had written my response.

Your meaning of plurality only has that meaning in set theory, not in casual conversation, like this. So, I am sorry, but I don't agree. I would be in favor of updating the dictionary, however.

Also, since English isn't my first language, I should not have learned that in high school. I did learn plurality in university during a course on logic.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, I agree that in casual conversation people use extremely sloppy language. They just misuse words they know instead of looking up words they don't. And when the mistake is common, it's added to dictionaries, because dictionaries are descriptive.