Example:
The most votes cast went to Trump so the majority voted for him.
Super interesting that English and German speaking populations have such a different interpretation on such an important topic of our democracies, that this caused an argument between us, when it really shouldn't because I need to respect your interpretation because it's true and vice versa.
Had worse starts into my Friday. Thanks for taking time out of your day for this exchange.
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First of all, thanks for the interesting read.
Secondly, your conclusion is a bit fast. Because it seems to be a cultural/language problem here.
Majority = Mehrheit in German.
In my mother tongue it means something completely different and I wasn't aware of that.
According to our German rules of interpreting language
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duden
Majority is simply the most.
https://www.duden.de/node/95359/revision/1328484
Example: The most votes cast went to Trump so the majority voted for him.
Super interesting that English and German speaking populations have such a different interpretation on such an important topic of our democracies, that this caused an argument between us, when it really shouldn't because I need to respect your interpretation because it's true and vice versa.
Had worse starts into my Friday. Thanks for taking time out of your day for this exchange.
I agree that it's an odd difference. Thanks for setting me straight on the cultural difference. I've also had worse starts to my Friday. Thanks again.