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Some include all?

by LauraS737 Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:51 am

Can Some include All/Everyone/100?
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Re: Some include all?

by ohthatpatrick Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:32 pm

Yup.

Some = "at least one"

Some NFL players are men. (at least one NFL player is a man)
Some US Presidents have been men.
Some lions are mammals.

etc.

Most can also include all, because
Most = "more than half"

Most US Presidents have been men (more than 50% of US Presidents have been men)