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minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoThat’s almost 50% more men than women
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down12·2 days agoYes, anything over half is literally what “mostly” means. Doesn’t matter if it’s 99% or 51%.
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·2 days agoWhat the fuck is your problem? Words have meanings.
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoIf your friend group is 6 men and 4 women, do you tell people “I’m mostly friends with men”?
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoYes, they often have multiple meanings depending on context.
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 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-squareAlexLost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day 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”?
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%.
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What the fuck is your problem? Words have meanings.
If your friend group is 6 men and 4 women, do you tell people “I’m mostly friends with men”?
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!”
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”?