the members of the general public

[alpacinou]

Are the two underlined "the"s used correctly? Why? Why not?

The majority of the members of the general public enjoyed the experience.

 

[teechar]

No. Your sentence is unnatural. Say "The majority of the public ...". What experience are you talking about?

 

[alpacinou]

No. Your sentence is unnatural. Say "The majority of the public ...". What experience are you talking about?

The experience of visiting a national park.

Is there another way of saying "The majority of the public"?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

- Most of the general public enjoyed the experience.

- People generally enjoyed it.

- Most people enjoyed it.

 

[GoesStation]

Here are two ways to say something. Which is better?

• The majority
• Most

 

[emsr2d2]

Are the two underlined "the"s used correctly? Why? Why not?

The majority of the members of the general public enjoyed the experience.

I don't have a problem with it if only certain members of the public had this unspecified experience and the majority of them enjoyed it.

The virtual event was attended by professionals and a group of specially invited members of the public. The majority of the members of the public enjoyed it.

It wouldn't be appropriate to say just "The majority of the public enjoyed it" there because that suggests a larger group of the public than just the ones who attended.

 

[jutfrank]

I think, as emsr2d2 suggests above, that we're going to need more context in order to see whether the thes are correct or not.