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Old 24-Nov-2007, 03:48
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Hi there,
Question 1:
What is the difference between 'most people', 'most of the people' and 'most of people'?
Most people do not like smoking.
Most of the people do not like smoking.
Most of people do not like smoking.


Question 2
What is the difference between 'some people', 'some of the people' and 'some of people'?
Some people like smoking
some of the people like smoking
Some of people like smoking.


Question 3
What is the difference between 'at their homes', 'at home' and 'at homes'?
A lot of people like to have parties at their homes.
A lot of people like to have parties at home.
A lot of people like to have parties at homes.


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Ans. 1:
‘People’ in ‘most people’ means people in general; ‘People’ in 'Most of the people' means people in a specific group. For example, most of the people I know don’t like smoking. ‘Most of people’ is not correct English.

Ans. 2:
Similar to 1 above.

Ans. 3:
The 1st one is good. ‘Somebody feels at home’ means someone is happy and confident in a place or situation. ‘Make yourself at home’ means make yourself act in a relaxed way in a place like you’re in your own home.
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