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David Elworthy writes:
> Secondly, I should make it clear what I mean by "most". A paraphrase is 
> "more than half of", i.e. "Most men walk" is equivalent to (1) "more than 
> half of the individuals who are men are individuals who walk."

Another possible interpretation of "most" is "all, except for an
in-mind set of excluded members".  The same interpretation applies more
legitimately to "typical".  For me, "more than half" isn't quite strong
enough to serve for "most".  

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