most of the people vs most people

Both 'most of the people' and 'most people' are correct, but 'most people' is more commonly used in English. 'Most of the people' can be used when you want to emphasize a specific group of people within a larger population.

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most of the people

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase can be used when you want to emphasize a specific group of people within a larger population. It is less common than 'most people.'

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This is in a village where most of the people are even illiterate.
Thus stress is common for most of the people.
Halfway there, he discovers that most of the people of his home town Ayodhya were following him.
You're a mom to most of the people here.
Unluckily, most of the people doesn't have backup.
First most of the people are busy in freelance content writing these days.
Besides, most of the people... who have returned are retired.
In the countryside most of the people work with cattle.
It is why most of the people have no idea how DriverMax gets to their browsers.
I know most of the people might have experienced such instances.
Another option that most of the people tend to neglect is recycling...
Now-a-days most of the people prefer portable hard drives for storing their important data.
Note:Generally, most of the people believe that the Outlook application work efficiently forever.
But most of the people I sell to, they don't need to know about that.
There's enough there to kill most of the people you don't like.
I'm not like most of the people with whom you interact.
I'm pulling up what I can, but most of the people there that day probably didn't even have a library card.
Which is odd because most of the people I deal with who you know... use a lot of words.
Unfortunately, most of the people in the world are not so lucky.
In 1988 is when I first met most of the people involved in Pearl Jam.

Alternatives:

the majority of the people
a large number of people
a significant portion of the people
the vast majority of people
the bulk of the people

most people

This phrase is commonly used in English.

'Most people' is a commonly used phrase to refer to the majority of a group without specifying a particular subset.

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And because most people are hypocrites.
The big break most people only dream about.
Well, most people do not think.
It says most people die in bed.
The tongue stretches further than most people think.
A trait found in most people.
Life was very small for most people.
Last explosion sent most people running.
Whereas most people mistake me for Kate Beckinsale.
Unfortunately I'm not most people.
I find most people have trouble with swahili.
Max found most people very confusing.
I have pain most people don't know anything about.
For most people 2 or 3 is enough.
You can imagine that I have already forgotten more than most people will experience, in their lives.
With a heart more human than most people.
But we're not like most people.
I bet most people believe that hating your mother is a sin.
I... appreciate my life in a way that most people don't.
I think most people were becoming disenchanted by this point.

Alternatives:

the majority of people
the greater part of people
the bulk of people
the vast majority of people
the lion's share of people

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